Reflection for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time B / Pentecost 16
Isaiah 35: 4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2: 1-5 (RM) or 1-10, 14-17 (RCL); Mark 7: 31-37 (RM) or 24-37 (RCL.)Why tell a good story when you can tell a great…
Footsteps of Yesterday
One day during my holiday at home, my dad called and asked if I was free for a morning walk. Despite having just completed a 5 km walk that morning,…
Walking the Dog
Walking a dog is one of the fastest ways to discover what is happening in your community. I know when a neighbour is getting a new roof, repainting their house,…
Dog Walking
Dogs unlike cats require exercise and since I am a responsible human that means daily walks. Luca, my rescue mutt, gets three walks a day and has developed an inner…
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…
Friends and Dogs Part 1
My dog is a mystery. I don’t know when or where he was born, his exact breed, his age or why he’s so easily spooked. More importantly I don’t know…
The Stories My Dog Tells
For forty, of my seventy plus years, I have been walking a dog. It is a routine I usually do happily but not always. Some days it’s a struggle. Especially…