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This week's task was to complete the final edits on a history book I wrote for a client. It's been a most interesting project and being chosen to do the work has been an honour.

We give our thanks to God for we are always provided with what we need. There is food when we are hungry, rest when we are weary, and entertainments, enjoyable things and places for physical and spiritual refreshment and recharge.

"Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" commanded Lady MacBeth. Although I claim no likeness to the Lady or to her learned creator, I think I partially understand her frustration.

Why is it when we talk to God, we're said to be praying, but when God talks to us, we're schizophrenic? Lily Tomlin. If we listen closely to God we might hear: Tell the kids I love them. Let's meet at my house Sunday before the game.

Last evening I pulled out a folder, the bland coloured manila one labelled Encouragement. Tightly squeezed between others sporting more impressive titles ranging from Agriculture to Strategic Planning, this one is accessed less frequently.

It has already been fourteen years since the twenty-first century began. I still member that there were many forecasts and ideas of what the new century would be like at it's dawn.

Ss Dominic, Francis of Assisi and Ignatius of Loyola are transported back in time and place to the nativity of Our Lord. St Dominic, seeing the Incarnation of the Word, is sent into ecstasy.

"Nothing chills the heart of manLike passing through death's gateYet to him who enters dailyDeath's a glorious fate" (from "Enter In" by Steve Green) In a nut shell Green captures our Lenten goal - to die to self and live the life of Christ offered t

After experiencing the two past winters in Saskatchewan, now I can feel and understand what a really cold winter is like. The last two winters were especially good examples of bitterly cold winter in Canada.

Sometimes there is a lot more than expected when making a choice, even a seemingly simple decision. Even as I write I'm in the process of deciding whether or not to travel south for a business meeting tomorrow morning.