April 1, 2000 Apocalyptic thinking part of Western culture’s soul

From the early speculations of the church fathers to the controversies of the Protestant reformation and the advent of modern science and secular ideologies, there has always been a current of thinking about end times and the...

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April 1, 2000 Moral teachings transcend barriers

Three millennia ago, the writer of the Book of Proverbs said, ?Train children in the way they should go, and when they are old they will not turn from it.? Three decades ago, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young sang, ?Teach your...

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April 1, 2000 Life in the global village

You know you?re in the global village within the first few moments of The Cup, when you see a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks kicking around an empty Coke can as they play their version of soccer in the courtyard of their...

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March 1, 2000 Musical priests sing for charity's sake

FOR THREE YEARS, three priests of the Diocese of Huron have been singing in benefit concerts. In early 1997, they thought their work would be a one-time thing. As they say, the rest is history. Through some 35 benefit...

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February 1, 2000 Marriage doesn’t have to spell end to motorcycle

AMONG THE motorcycling set it has long been understood that marriage and motorcycles don't mix. The stereotype is this: Man rides motorcycle. Man meets woman. Woman decides motorcycle is a financial liability at best and a...

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October 1, 1999 Meditations on the everyday and the sacred offer food for thought

Things Seen and Unseen is the chronicle of one woman's experience during a year in her parish church. The book is built on the framework of the church year, from advent to ordinary time, and includes reflections on those seasons...

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May 1, 1998 Canadians join literary luminaries

CANADIANS JOY KOGAWA and Bruce Cockburn joined literary luminaries Elie Wiesel, John Updike, Katherine Paterson, Jon Hassler and David James Duncan in headlining The Festival of Faith and Writing, April 2-4 at Calvin College,...

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May 1, 1998 Rock album a triumph

NO FINER MUSIC of clear, honest spiritual reflection came out in the 1980s than that of The Waterboys. Their songwriter, frontman, and focal point was always Scotland-born Mike Scott. After the band fizzled out with lineup...

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