October 1, 1998 Restrained peace was welcome

HE MOMENT IN the eucharist that has come to be called "passing the peace" is one of the indicators that I observe closely when I visit parishes, especially places I have not visited before. Even when it does not happen at...

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September 1, 1998 Class system alive and well

RECENTLY THE NEW YORK TIMES did a front-page study of U.S. airlines, comparing life at the front of the plane with life at the back, and noting the trends for the future. Over the last decade there has been a marked...

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July 1, 1998 Healing the body, mind and church

IN JERUSALEM A YEAR AGO I was going up a set of stairs made of rough stone when I turned my ankle and fell. The consequence was a serious sprain which healed after about two months of daily physiotherapy and home...

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May 1, 1998 God will never tell us where to get off

WHEN DOES SPRING really, finally arrive in a Canadian city? When they tear up the streets. Last year, this ritual took over the street where I catch the streetcar every morning. As well as the city's repaving of the...

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April 1, 1998 Hectic lives can seem like busy holiday airports

IT WAS A NEW YORK-MIAMI flight, and it was turning out badly. Snow at La Guardia airport forced passengers to switch to JFK, where the facilities were said to be better able to cope. The resulting delay on our flight and...

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