Total Eclipse: A Spiritual Moment? A ‘friend’ at a recent Open Door thought that the recent Total Eclipse might be a spiritual moment. Maybe, but as another member pointed out, so is the budding of the new spring flowers. I have already pointed out that the tulips coming back – year after year – isContinue reading “Total Eclipse: Sunday Thought”
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How Are You Sharing Christmas?
How Are You Sharing Christmas? If you are like me, you might be blessed with a few events. One of them was the “Communitas Christmas Party” last week. It was work, but fun work. We should all be so lucky – see my post below. Was talking to a friend about it, and they askedContinue reading “How Are You Sharing Christmas?”
Violence: SOS
Violence: SOS The other night, at Communitas’ Open Door, our friend Rosalie give a powerful and poignant talk on the dangers and problems caused by violence. From imprisonment, to conjugal – and many places in between. This Sunday Thought is not meant to be a regurgitation of that talk – you had to be thereContinue reading “Violence: SOS”
Black History Month
Open Door: Black History Month Today is the end of Black History Month. However, Black History does not go away. Like all history it is a fabric of our stories, our identity, our viewpoints, and, ultimately, of our lives. The more accurate and inclusive we can make this storia, the better for you, for me,Continue reading “Black History Month”
Chili con Open Door
Chili con Open Door It is that time of year for getting together. Food, fellowship, and fun are in the offing. After a covid related absence of a couple of years, the Communitas, Open Door Potluck event was back in full swing. Lots of familiar faces, some new faces, some harking back to the past,Continue reading “Chili con Open Door”
Give Gratitude: #GivingTuesday
Give Gratitude: #GivingTuesday Gratitude is “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” The other night, on #GivingTuesday, I attended a talk at Open Doors. It was about #GivingTuesday and how it has become a worldwide phenomenon. One of the speakers claimed it started in Canada. I am notContinue reading “Give Gratitude: #GivingTuesday”
This Could Happen to You.
This Could Happen to You. The same day that Montreal reintroduced emergency measures something strange happened to me. If you have not been living in a cave you are aware of the Covid Pandemic and the latest surge caused by the Omicron variant. Governments at all levels have been imposing restrictions on people at allContinue reading “This Could Happen to You.”
A Book Is a Book Until…
A Book Is a Book Until… Read on if you are or would be interested in becoming a Communitas member @linomatteo A book is a book until it becomes read and shared. Then it can agitate, motivate, illuminate, and spark things that only a community can do. This time it took a community to bringContinue reading “A Book Is a Book Until…”
Creative Writing Opens Doors
Creative Writing Opens Doors Last night at a regular session of Open Door something different happened. That is not unusual as “something different” is pretty much par for the course. What was special about this time was that the participants, who volunteered, got to share some of their creativity. The moderator, let’s call her Alice,Continue reading “Creative Writing Opens Doors”
Let’s Take a Moment
Let’s Take a Moment, for Halloween, for All Saints’ Day, and for ourselves…. Halloween or All Hallows’ Eve, aka All Saints’ Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October. It is the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints’ Day, which is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of allContinue reading “Let’s Take a Moment”
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