Ruminations of an Amateur Monastic
You often learn more about a man on the day he is committed to God than in the years you knew him. We just came back from a memorial service to a man who was a hero, a mentor, and who radically transformed our neighbourhood from the haunt of the first seasons of “Cops” to what it is today. The […]
» Read moreIt’s the first of January, and I’m clearly looking and feeling my very best after last night’s festivities. We rarely throw parties, but when we do, we invariably overdo it a bit. Last night’s feast had libations aplenty and a table groaning with food for our family and friends old and new. Everybody brought something to share. Combine that with […]
» Read morePlease pray for the soul of a man you probably did not know. He was my neighbour, and he was a tireless force for good on the Hill for twenty years. He was found dead of natural causes in his home this morning. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion, et tibi […]
» Read moreThis morning is the calm before the whirlwind. It is the moment of silence in the morning before everyone else is awake and about their busy day. In many ways, this has always been my favourite part of the day. It’s when you can see the whole glorious day stretch out before you full of promise and possibility. I rarely […]
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Enter RUMOUR, painted full of tongues. (Henry IV, Pt. II) It appears that due to Fr. Sacco’s continuing ill health, we will have an interim pastor at our parish of Saint Rita. Here is what I’ve been able to cobble together from various Internet sources about the man who will shepherd us starting Friday, 1 July (the Solemnity of the Most […]
» Read moreRecently I found an app that allows me to run WordPerfect (may it rest in peace) on my MacBook. This opened up a whole world of previously unreachable writings that I had doggedly saved, even though I had no way of opening up the files and actually reading the contents. Until now. The following is an essay I wrote back […]
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