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Advent 1: A season for a saunter

Posted on December 3, 2017 by bloomingreverend

This week I visited the home of a couple who have just moved to the country. The house is as comfortable as it is beautiful. It has plenty of places to bask in sunshine, curl up with a good book or … Continue reading →

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Do you want to help someone who is depressed?

Posted on March 9, 2015 by bloomingreverend

I am not an expert. I offer spiritual care, but not medical care. Although I have visited, supported and prayed for people struggling with mental illness, I do not have any fancy certificates to hang on my office wall saying … Continue reading →

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California is for preachers. And gardeners.

Posted on October 16, 2014 by bloomingreverend

For the last couple of years I have been a participant in a Toronto Micah Group, which is a program of Fuller Theological Seminary in California that aims to form “empowered, wise preachers who seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God, … Continue reading →

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My global garden feast featuring Taiwan and Nicaragua

Posted on September 22, 2014 by bloomingreverend

It was an odd summer at my house, with my husband working in another city and kids away for weeks at a time. It may have been a little lonely, but it also meant that I had the perfect opportunity … Continue reading →

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The never-ending story

Posted on May 12, 2014 by bloomingreverend

During this course on Celtic Spirituality I learned a new and important word: perigrinatio. In the time of Aidan and Cuthbert, some monks would from be called by God to undertake a special kind of pilgrimage. This perigrinatio, as it … Continue reading →

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Holy Island Day 3: No horse, of course

Posted on May 9, 2014 by bloomingreverend

There is a story about St. Aidan that we have heard several times this week. After leaving Iona in Scotland to found the abby at Lindisfarne, he spent a great deal of time walking the countryside. He took no knife … Continue reading →

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Every hospital needs a garden

Posted on October 1, 2012 by bloomingreverend

Most pastors have reason to visit the hospital with fair regularity, but last week my visit was different. Wearing street clothes instead of a collar, I went to Credit Valley Hospital in Mississauga and found my way to Palliative Care. … Continue reading →

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St. Francis came out of the closet but now he’s homeless

Posted on September 17, 2012 by bloomingreverend

Inspired by another blogger who decided to add a “Saint of the Week” feature to her blog (I didn’t include a link because it looks like she ran out of steam after only one saint), I decided to write about my … Continue reading →

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Everyone loves a parade

Posted on November 20, 2011 by bloomingreverend

As a child, I always wanted to be in the Santa Clause parade. I remember watching the big Toronto parade on television, fascinated with the clowns that seemed to be walking on their hands and the princesses with huge skirts … Continue reading →

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Why you should take pictures in the rain

Posted on October 12, 2011 by bloomingreverend

When I was in grade thirteen, I was the editor of my high school yearbook. That meant I was offered a week at a journalism camp held at Trent University. There, I learned everything I needed to know about yearbook layout, design, content, and photography. One of the … Continue reading →

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