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Home Movie
HOME MOVIE There is so much that we do not see, as though we are walking on water unaware. We sit here now and watch the flickering film of us then. Our bodies flow through time like water down a … Continue reading
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Airborne
AIRBORNE Ten years old arms outstretched flying high swooping low over green fields rocketing along in the sunshine doing rolls. Watch out birds here I come. But high-skying boys and birds are not all that flies. So, when my time … Continue reading
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Etty Hillesum and the Great Protective Hand
ETTY HILLESUM AND THE GREAT PROTECTIVE HAND We are held during each of the moments of our lives. It is important to know this being held. It is important to accept this acceptance. Etty Hillesum, who died at Auschwitz on … Continue reading
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Mr. Rogers’ neighbourhood and the gifts of grace
Mr. Rogers’ neighbourhood and the gifts of grace[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE The initial inspiration for the movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, in which Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers, was Tom Junod’s article “Can You Say … Hero?” … Continue reading
Wellesley Tudor Pole and the Big Ben Silent Minute
Wellesley Tudor Pole and the Big Ben Silent Minute By PATRICK S. WOLFE On Armistice Sunday, November 10, 1940,[1] during the Blitz, the BBC added its considerable clout to the new practice “of one minute’s silence, to be marked by … Continue reading
Pastor Martin Niemöller’s confession, heard anew amid climate crisis
Pastor Martin Niemöller’s confession, heard anew amid climate crisis[1] By PATRICK SHANE WOLFE Pastor Martin Niemöller is a complex figure. A German nationalist, militarist, and anti-Semite who voted for the Nazis, he was also the most famous German opponent of … Continue reading
Conversations about the past can be tricky: More on the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria, B.C.
Conversations about the past can be tricky: More on the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria, B.C.[1] By PATRICK SHANE WOLFE It is tempting to observe that by the time the proposed City of Victoria conversation on the future … Continue reading
Coping With Coronavirus and Building A Better World: Wit, grit, and inner light
COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS AND BUILDING A BETTER WORLD: Wit, grit and inner light[1] PATRICK S. WOLFE We are living through deeply sobering times. The novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world on its head. The pandemic’s potential for chaos and … Continue reading →