Charity begins at home

Aug 20, 2012 | Ethics

I  am writing again about government and care of the weakest. I am opposed to those in the public sphere who talk of religion and compassion and then put forward  policies that are diametrically opposed to the teachings of Hillel and Jesus.  Paul Ryan,...

Why religion gets a bad name in the public square

Aug 16, 2012 | Politics

Michael Higgins, Vice-president of Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut expressed his concerns about Paul Ryan’s implementation of Catholic doctrine in the August 16 edition of The Globe and Mail.  As a Jewish...

United Church votes to boycott Israel

Aug 16, 2012 | Politics

THE UNITED CHURCH VOTES TO BOYCOTT ISRAEL The United Church of Canada has voted  to boycott Israel, that they say it is only products in the "territories" is disingenuous. Israel is the only country they have voted to boycott except pre-Mandela South...

Messengers of God

Aug 12, 2012 | Current Books

Elie Wiesel writes from a lived experience of extraordinary pain, suffering and love. There is an undertone of pathos. I always sense in his writings a question about God. Where was God during the Holocaust? And he tries to answer. Messengers of God gives new insights...

Honey from the Rock

Aug 12, 2012 | Current Books

I want to introduce you to a beautiful wordsmith who weaves a spell around spirituality. Lawrence Kushner has written a series of books about the meaning of spiritual, finding spirituality, living with spirituality. He is a Reform Rabbi. His stories come from a Jewish...