Dec 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Editor's Note: One of our Clarion Readers/Contributors suggested we post Ben Irwin's response to the "Duck-Phil-A Wars" as a balancing piece to the 'I'm second' interview with Phil we had posted earlier. Here it is: The patriarch and the...
Dec 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Editor's Introduction: This article is part two of a three part series by Jeff Imbach, a founding member of Soulstream. Soulstream is a dispersed contemplative community that offers training in spiritual direction and 'living from the heart.'...
Dec 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Editor's Introduction – This article represents part 1 of a 3-part series by Jeff Imbach, a founding member of Soulstream, a dispersed contemplative community that offers training in spiritual direction and 'living from the heart.' This...
Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Man Who Made Us: The life and times of John A. Macdonald, Vol. One: 1815-1867. Richard Gwyn. A review by Henk Smidstra. John A. Macdonald was born a Scot, he revered British culture and its institutions, and was also described by a colleague who knew him well, as...
Nov 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Early in my career as prison chaplain a prison guard once said to me, “It’s Ok for you to care about them “preach,” but it’s my job to put the boots to them!” The statement, perhaps tongue in cheek, reflects a persistent belief that prisons, the last door of the...
