Canada is in the fifth week of economic and societal shutdown in our fight against COVID-19. We just passed the grim mark of 1000 deaths from the virus, and in my hometown it is spreading with particular virulence in long-term care homes. Even with the depressing numbers we see here…

The lamb’s guide to avoiding the slaughter Every major city in the Western world has some kind of financial district, and while no two are exactly alike, there are traits that run through all of them. They are filled with people who have come to these neighbourhoods with dreams of…

A childless aunt’s worst nightmare. My baby niece died. What more is there to say? A lot, but how much of the rest really matters? My sister gave birth to a beautiful little baby girl on December 20, 2019. Niece-y was my sister’s highly anticipated second child, after her three-year-old…

Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom Why HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will – and should – be Queen Consort While The Duchess of Sussex creates unnecessary havoc within the British monarchy, keeping the spotlight on herself for all the wrong reasons, the other women of the House of Windsor…

Or, why I am not an apologist. Now that I have began posting my writings on my Orthodox faith, I want to make clear that this is not an apologetics blog. Its purpose is not to convince people that Orthodoxy is the true, Apostolic Faith, or that the Eastern Orthodox…

Sadly, most of the advice you’ve been given, the so-called “reasons” why you should go to university, are antiquated and no longer apply in the post-2008 wasteland in which Millennials now need to find their way. This is an open letter to all the poor high school students who are…

How Martin Luther led me to Orthodoxy For anyone who has not already, it would be best to read my earlier post entiteld Elected by Satan before reading this one, as it will give you some context. Religious conversion is filled with uncomfortable moments, and realizing that the faith you…

Some things deserve to be shamed. Should be shamed. We live in a society that is very resistant to the concepts of right and wrong, and declaring something to be morally right or wrong will get you called “judgmental” and “close-minded.” Well there’s being open-minded, and then being so open-minded…

Escaping the heresy of calvinism Author’s note: I’ve written several pieces chronicling my journey into the Orthodox Church which I will publishing here over time. It was a very painful journey and difficult to write about. What I will say here is that it began with my former pastor’s teaching…