New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “OH, CANADA”
On Canada Day a few years ago, I inadvertently displayed my large maple leaf flag the wrong way. That is not an easy error...
Luminous Moments – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
“Do you have time to go for a drive?” He added, “There is something really cool I want to show you.”
Within minutes we were...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “THOSE DREADED DEPARTMENTALS”
If you are over age 70 and completed the five-year senior matriculation programme in an Ontario high school, the word “departmental” will likely evoke...
Father’s Day – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
This story is being shared in honour of Pride Month and also in honour of Father’s Day, it is shared with permission.
He was one...
What’s a weed? – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
Once I read that the best way to keep your lawn weed free was by keeping it thick with grass; by seeding regularly it...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “GOING, GOING, GONG!”
About five years ago, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre in Kitchener created a meaningful ritual for patients when their treatment was completed. After concluding...
The Call of 215 Children – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
The discovery this past week of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, has...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “WHEN IS GRADUATION?”
May and June have traditionally held the promise of graduation---from Georgian College, from high schools across Bruce and Grey Counties and for many of...
Sanctuary – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
Recently, I had the privilege of visiting a lovely church. Its sanctuary is full of stain glass windows and this ministry has a rich...
One of God’s Lost Boys – by Rev. Heather McCarrel
It has been one of my greatest privileges to serve as a chaplain over the years. My first position began in 2006, and since...
