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Archive for September, 2007

Abbey of the Genesee

Posted in Catholic, Contemplative, Genesee Abbey, Monastic on Friday, 28 September, 2007 | Comments Off

There’s a chair on the porch of the retreat house at Genesee Abbey in New York. The chair is made of a faux-wicker metal weave supported by a metal “c” shaped base. The result is a chair that has a bit of bounce, and re-creates the feel of a rocking chair.  To sit in this [...]

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Our daughters and HPV

Posted in Canadian, Catholic, Education, HPV, Sexual, contraceptive on Wednesday, 19 September, 2007 | 9 Comments »

Should you or shouldn’t you be vaccinated for HPV? That is the question. Well, at least “a” question of the day. HPV is an STD which causes warts and possibly leads to cervical cancer.  Both men and women are exposed to the virus through sexual activity and also by skin to skin contact. In most [...]

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Funding Religious Schools

Posted in Catholic, Education, Faith-based schools, Ontario Election, Toronto, Uncategorized on Friday, 14 September, 2007 | 3 Comments »

With the provincial election coming up there is a lot of talk lately about whether we should fund religious schools in Ontario. Some suggest that we provide the funding to all schools such as exists for the Catholic system.  There are variations on this theme with some suggesting funding the schools as private institutions and [...]

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Hello world!

Posted in Canadian, Catholic, Franciscan, Toronto on Saturday, 8 September, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Welcome to my blog.  I have launched it in conjunction with the re-launch of our parish website for St. Bonaventure Parish.
I have found in my ministry that there are times when I would like to be able to share some thoughts on current events in our society, church or local community but I can’t find [...]

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