My favorite philosopher, Robert Spaemann, would have become a gardener had Hitler won the war. Hitler not having won the war, Spaemann became a philosopher. Praise be to God. I, on the other hand, have become a gardener. Praise be to—well, I am (…)
July 2017
Dear Benvolio, Recently, you reminded me of a discussion long ago, and you had asked me what it was that changed my mind. You remembered that 20 years ago, at a discussion in our church, I had defended rather passionately why a good (…)
The Franciscan Friars of Canada are happy to announce that they have a newly ordained priest: Friar Joe Glaab. Here you can see him together with Bishop Gerald Wiesner, OMI, and other friars and diocesan clergy during the Eucharistic prayer following his ordination. (…)
I have a new hobby. Our friary in Duncan needs a lot of gardening, and I decided to try my hand at it. Watch out, weeds; your reign over our yard is about to end! A friendly neighbor is a blueberry farmer (and (…)
William of Ockham died in Munich in 1349, and the Franciscan friars have a memorial marker for him. It is right next to the way into their crypt. I saw it again while in Germany for my holidays, as I spent a few days (…)
Yesterday was a beautiful morning on Vancouver Island. Nothing but warm weather and sunshine in the forecast. I had gotten up early, and I thought that the perfect thing to do would be to go for a bike ride. But daily mass for us (…)
