Harry McAvoy: Graveside visit a time of joy amid the tears

Harry McAvoy: Graveside visit a time of joy amid the tears

On a recent afternoon, the Bride and I met with my sister, Carol Anne, and our youngest daughter, Hope, at Holy Cross Cemetery, just north of Toronto. We had gathered to remember the second anniversary of the death of my mother, Anne McAvoy.

Francis Campbell: Pandemic recovery of biblical proportions?

Francis Campbell: Pandemic recovery of biblical proportions?

Then, miraculously, everything returned to normal. Or so it would seem.

A class of Mi’kmaq girls at Shubenacadie Residential School in 1929.

Francis Campbell: The sickening legacy of residential schools

We ought to be feeling pretty good about ourselves.

Catholic education needs to nurture the importance of Indigenous ways of knowing in its institutions.

Sarah Twomey: Educators play key role in reconciliation

I am a fifth-generation Irish descendent from Southern Ontario, and a third-generation teacher.

A priest gives a blessing following a funeral Mass.

Francis Campbell: Setting course on road back to normal

A glimmer of light is now visible at the end of our 15-month-long tunnel of unnatural existence.

As the vaccines begin to rollout, take the advice of health officials so we can get this over with once and for all.

Francis Campbell: The doctor is giving good advice. Let’s take it

In our corner of the country, we fancy ourselves as extremely welcoming and hospitable folk.

Oh, what a happy relationship it was. I liked to sit with the “old man,” which I have become, and trade stories, teasing him and making him laugh; then we would laugh together. This gave me a wonderful vision for my relationship with God.

Harry McAvoy: Doing battle with the dragons

Those of us living with serious health concerns know the days can be long. I have always appreciated an expression I heard years ago: The days are long, but the years are short. 

Francis Campbell: Our denials are a daily struggle

Francis Campbell: Our denials are a daily struggle

Most of us muddle through life oblivious to the symphony of roosters crowing in the background. 

Lent, a time for reflection and renewal, also shows us a forgiving God who always gives us a chance to do better.

Francis Campbell: Strike three, and with God, you still aren’t out

Lent is a time for reflection and renewal.

Nova Scotia is the first jurisdiction in North America to shift to an “opt out” organ donation system.

Francis Campbell: Nova Scotia makes organ donation a priority

Amid the January inundation of news from south of the border about insurrection, impeachment and inauguration, a significant piece of Nova Scotia legislation took effect with little fanfare.

Harry McAvoy: The importance of a grateful heart

Harry McAvoy: The importance of a grateful heart

By my estimation memory loss ended my career 12 years before I was ready or able to retire. Even worse, in the four years since, the doctors haven’t been able to determine what happened or whether my memory will ever improve.

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