Author Archives: Nancy

Astronaut Chris Hadfield became Commander of the International Space Station on March 13th. That orbiting outpost involves the work and contributions of 15 nations and Hadfield is the first Canadian to achieve this distinction. This honour is doubly significant in … Continue reading →

Poor Pope Francis … yes, I am going to talk about him again. So much is being laid on his 76 year old shoulders. Will he save the church? Is he different enough? Is he too conservative or his he … Continue reading →

What did you think of the white smoke? Or, as someone called it the “Holy Smoke”? I must admit I found the overwhelming media coverage of the last few days just too much. As you know from an inference in … Continue reading →

Here’s to all the women who persevered even when it was very hard. Here’s to all the women who tried even when they were told there was no point. Here’s to all the women who followed when it wasn’t popular. … Continue reading →

The death of Canadian icon Stompin’ Tom Connors has left me thinking. Stompin Tom’s death yesterday, at age 77, has triggered an outpouring of affection for the musician who made musical poetry out anything from picking tobacco in Tillsonburg to … Continue reading →

As the 2013 Acadamy Awards fade into memory I made my way this week, like many others, to the theatre to see the movie, “The Life of Pi”. It is a brilliant movie based on the novel of the same … Continue reading →

Our BUC Youth Worker Joanna arrived at work today wearing a pink shirt. The kids had reminded her that today is ‘Pink shirt Day” and she should dress accordingly! Pink Shirt Day was started by two incredible high school students … Continue reading →

Oh wow! What a great conversation I have just come from. Here at BUC we are offering a six-session conversation on Friday mornings, we started last week. We use as the basis of our conversation a DVD series by Phyllis … Continue reading →

We had a family funeral this week. My uncle died. He was my father’s youngest brother and the second youngest of the eight siblings. His younger sister is the only remaining member of that family. He was 87 and had … Continue reading →

“A Fall from Grace”, that was the line that the reporter used to begin the radio news report describing the situation of Oscar Pistorius the South African athlete now accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius is a double … Continue reading →