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Monday, March 29, 2021

Special Good Friday observances during a pandemic

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This second Holy Week during pandemic times seems a bit more organized than last year's. The world community has a better sense of how t...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

Crucify him! Crucify him!

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Mark 15: 12-14. You know,  O God,  that we hear it more often than we realize. "Lock her u...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Get ready for carts!

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I've been falling down on the job when it comes to sharing news about those three important Rs and waste reduction lately... my Master C...
Thursday, March 18, 2021

11,550 days -- A tribute to Vivien

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That's how long I knew her. 11,550 days. I know the date that I met my mother-in-law because it was the same day that I met my life part...
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Bloom

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Today I am planting peppers and herbs, so this little film that just arrived in my inbox seems like it needs to be shared. Enjoy! https://vi...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Skating solo

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I can't remember the last time I went skating all by myself. Over the almost 30 years of my marriage, I've always had my partner, my...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

A Tribute to Lidia

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When the text came this morning, I was surprised by how hard grief hit me. Alfonso, the son of my 85-year-old Italian neighbour, Lidia, text...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Lent again, sigh

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Remember the beginning of Lent last year? When we received ashes on our foreheads instead of having them sprinkled on the crown of our head ...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Sunday Reflection: A pandemic's gifts

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Job 7:1-4,6-7. These days it's easy to feel like Job, that biblical character  who lost eve...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Mental health practices in a pandemic

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What have you done for your mental health lately? Bell Canada, one of our communications providers, is marking its eleventh annual "Let...
Thursday, January 21, 2021

Livestreamed Ecumenical Prayer for 2021

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My prayer life during this pandemic has been different, but good. The only thing I am really missing (besides the people with whom I usually...

That poem

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 For me, the most moving moment of the Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris was this young woman's impassioned delivery of her po...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

st. Father Mike, pray for us

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Father Mike -- around the time I met him. My heart broke a little when I received a text message from my friend last Tuesday morning telling...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

The last word on the basement tomato experiment

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Last night I dreamed about tomato plants heavy with big, red, juicy fruit, at least a dozen tomatoes per stalk, growing in pots in my very o...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Sunday Reflection: On Being Beloved

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Photo by  Jude Beck  on  Unsplash Today's reflection is brought to you by  Acts 10:34-38. You love us all, O God. Each one of us  is you...
Thursday, January 7, 2021

What's the good word for 2021?

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Happy New Year! Those who have been following these moodlings for a while probably remember that every New Year, rather than making a bunch ...
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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Farewell to 2020

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Last walk of 2020 Like many people, I suspect, I've been giving a lot of thought to this year of 2020. There's a lot about it that w...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

My "Uncle Vic" ring

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My Uncle Vic is an amazing man, one of those people whose sometimes gruff exterior holds a heart of gold, the kind of guy whose straight fac...
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Friday, December 25, 2020

Christmas Prayer 2020

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I think it was an old "father of the church" named Irenaeus who said something like "God became human, so we could become div...
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Saturday, December 5, 2020

Ecumenical Advent Prayer 2020

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If you're looking for a bit of Advent reflection, here's an opportunity in these pandemic days to pray for our healthcare workers, t...