Fall is a season for so many things, one of which is celebrating the harvest.  When I go walking or driving in the countryside around Barrie and see the combines out in the fields doing their thing, I try to offer a quick prayer of thanks for farmers, the heroes of...

On November 1st, 731, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in Rome to honour all the early Christian saints.  From that time on, November 1st has been designated in the church as All Saints Day. While All Saints Day is not always celebrated in the United Church, for...

We all need a little help trying to figure out this thing called life.  Many of us have favourite writers/poets/prophets/musicians that we follow who, in wisdom both simple and profound, inspire us to greater heights, by revealing hidden depths.  I have a few writers...