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Power of Attorney

Happy New Year! Let’s hope that 2023 is a good year and it finds you all full of good health…

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

Around 40 CE, as the good news of Jesus spread and was being preached and welcomed among people who were…

When You’re Irreplaceable

Taking time off for mental health leave was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in twenty years…

candles burning in an advent wreath

The Spirit of Christmas

Every year around the end of November, there seems to be something in the air. A feeling comes over most…

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The Holiday Season: What’s Your Favourite Part? What Would Jesus’ Be?

Here we are again: the December issue of the paper, working our way through Advent and towards Christmas Day. Every…

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Stir Up

One of the traditions which has somewhat gone by the wayside is “Stir Up” Sunday. In The Book of Common…

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An Act of Kindness

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”…

Reasonable and Probable Grounds to Believe

As a member of the RCMP, I had many opportunities to observe people in the quiet of a courtroom, undertaking…

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God Guard Thee, Newfoundland

As I started writing this column, people were up in arms about Memorial University’s decision not to include the Ode…

Lego As An Ecclesiastical Metaphor

If there’s one thing I am known for, among those who have more than a passing knowledge of me, it…