Francis Campbell
Francis Campbell: There’s no avoiding the pain of victims
The scourge of Catholic priests sexually abusing innocent children is never far from mind in Nova Scotia.
Francis Campbell: Public pressure works
Persistence pays off.
Francis Campbell: Doing right thing will lift our burden
The yoke appears to be on me.
Francis Campbell: The wait continues for return to pews
Another day, another clean slate for Nova Scotia in its coronavirus struggle. No additional deaths attributed to COVID-19, no new cases.
April, according to T.S. Eliot, is the cruellest month.
Francis Campbell: We have the time … let’s use it well
I can’t find time for that.
COVID-19 has laid bare many of the popular excuses we use to appease ourselves for skipping the things we know we ought to be doing.
A Saturday afternoon walk seemed a healthy idea during the social distancing edicts foisted on citizens everywhere to fend off COVID-19 risks.
Francis Campbell: Fact and fiction of Lenten fasting
Families lived frugally in the rural Nova Scotia community I called home until early adulthood.
Francis Campbell: A history brewed in faith and fortitude
The old teapot is steeped in history, fortitude and faith. If it could talk, whistle or chatter, what a tale this 200-year-old china cauldron might tell.
Francis Campbell: Doing your best is 2020’s best resolution
The early days of 2020 have already relegated many best intentions and New Year’s resolutions to the try-again-next-year bin.