One Day I Walk: Pilgrimage and Finding our Way Home The way home is by walking, attentive to sight, sound and smell, loving the path.
Heartbreaking Hope and Courage I became Toronto’s embittered lover. In many ways I still am. I have been so faithful to this city, but it hasn’t been faithful back.
Dan Heap (1925-2014): A Tribute Long before I had ever heard of Dorothy Day, and long before I had heard of someone being a ‘worker priest’ I was inspired by the politics of Dan Heap.
God Bless Toronto: The Piety of Rob Ford “God bless the people of Toronto.” So ended Mayor Rob Ford’s apology before the press assembled outside his office this afternoon.
The Time Was Ripe: Bruce Springsteen, Hope and Jesus On Sunday, April 21, the Wine Before Breakfast band led a service celebrating the music of Bruce Springsteen at the Church of the Redeemer in Toronto.
Joanne and the Virgin Mary by Joanna Moon Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been reflecting on my friendship with Joanne, a tall, beautiful, transgendered, aboriginal woman who very recently took her own life.
Sarah Polley’s “Stories we Tell,” St. Paul and Father Abraham by Brian Walsh Sarah Polley’s recently released documentary “Stories We Tell” is a deeply personal exploration into the stories that are at the foundation of a family’s identity and sense of home.
Dance me to the End of Love by Brian Walsh On Sunday, October 14, the Wine Before Breakfast community came together with the Church of the Redeemer in Toronto for an evening of wine, bread and prayer with the music and poetry of Leonard Cohen.
Advent 2011 :: Day 7 by Dion Oxford Imagine a world where no one was poor; where everyone had enough.
Gratitude: Some Thoughts for Yonge Street Mission by Brian Walsh In a culture of perpetual dissatisfaction, …a culture where you are what you have made yourself, …a culture of ceaseless craving ……for new experiences, ……for consumer goods, ……for power, ……for sex, ……for wealth, ……for status, …a culture of hyperactive frenzy and anxiety, …a culture of paralysis and numbness, ……in this culture, ……gratitude can set us free.