The connection between us–Occupy Edmonton
"The economy is a reflection of the connection between us." This is the first line in a flyer that was handed to me as I arrived at Occupy Edmonton th...
Category: Spirituality
Lauds, Bottle pickers, Hope Mission and Radiothon
I’m awakened this morning by the rattle of bottles, the metallic clap of a dumpster lid, and the raspy song of small hard wheels on gritty asphalt. This—f...
Dining with Dignity
Having worked for Hope Mission for over 20 years, I take it as something like an axiom, that meals are the connection. Beyond the programs—recovery, counselling...
Ordinary man
I am an ordinary man. I had dreams of being more than ordinary, have, in my low times, pretended to be more, but I am ordinary to the root. When I was younger, ...