My father passed away on Monday, November 17 and was given a Catholic burial today. We mourn the loss of him on earth, but are comforted by the knowledge that he has gone to a better place, in the presence of our Lord and Saviour. He was 81 and lived a full and happy life, [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Death, where is thy sting?
Posted in Catholic prayers, My Faith history, My faith practices, tagged battle, brain injury, burial, Catholic, Death, dementia, Father, losing someone, Parkinson's, prayer, small mercies on November 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sunday Shopping: What’s wrong with that?
Posted in Christian values, My Faith history, My faith practices, tagged Advent, Disney, Ed Sullivan, Hymn Sing, Rae Government, Sabbath, Sunday shopping, The CBC on November 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Long ago (well, back before 1992 and the Rae Government in Ontario) there was no such thing as Sunday shopping. Shop-owners were not permitted to open their establishments for business on the Sabbath Day, the “day of rest”. In those days, Sunday was reserved for going to Mass (in our house it was typically 12:00 [...]
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