The Trees Know: A Reflection
David Wagoner‘s poem, “Lost” is one of my favourite metaphors for finding a way forward in difficult times. It is a siren call to live in the present moment no…
Reflection for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 (RM) or 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 (RCL); Psalm 90 (RM) or 49 (RCL); Colossians 3: 1-5, 9-11 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); Luke 12: 13-21.A cartoon that appeared in…
The James Webb Space Telescope
On July 12, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sent first photos from deep space back to earth. Those photos are highly significant for scientific purposes. And for deepening human…
Reflection for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Seventh Sunday after Pentecost C
Genesis 18: 20-32; Psalm 138; Colossians 2: 12-14 (RM) or 6-15 (RCL); Luke 11: 1-13. The child was horrified. “Also such a beast!” One of my theology professors told this…
From Aha to Aah
A little bird hops next to an older one looking up in the sky “Ma, why do you sing? She curiously asked. The mother bird smiles and responds “When I…
Reflection for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Sixth Sunday after Pentecost C
Genesis 18: 1-10a; Psalm 15; Colossians 1: 24-28 (RM) or 15-28 (RCL); Luke 10: 38-42. Either/or, A/not A, right/wrong binary splits are easy. Too easy. They might provide a way…
How Spring Came to Oxford House
Jackpine swayed in South-East Wind and Spring stirred ever-so-slightly in her snug nest near the Crown. Ice boomed and crackled in the cold and Slush formed slowly under Snow’s warm…
Birdsong
I so often awake in the early morning, to the sound of the budgie birds who share a dwelling with me: a new day is dawning full of promise and…
Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifth Sunday after Pentecost C
Deuteronomy 30: 10-14; Psalm 69 (RM) or 25 (RCL); Colossians 1: 15-20 (RM) or 1-14 (RCL); Luke 10: 25-37.Even when you’ve been gifted with a lifespan covering quite a few…
Friends and Dogs Part 2
The woman behind the desk at Animal Services knew which dog we were looking for. We had picked a good time to adopt, she said, as it was a discount…