The Beauty Of Niagara - Enjoy!

The beauty of Niagara - enjoy!

An old view of the Tyne River, Gateshead, UK, at the beginning of the 20th century. My paternal grandfather lived in this area at that time.

So for all the Catholics out there, who is in "your crew"? Who are the saints you repeatedly turn to? Mine are St. Luke, St. Joseph, the Holy Canadian Martyrs (Jean de Brébeuf and co.), St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Dymphna, St. Josémaria Escriva, and St. Zita of Lucca. There are occasionally others, but those are the main ones. My favourite Marian apparition is Our Lady of Knock.

And you?

The old and the new, Toronto Ont. Another one of my favourite photos. This is the old St. Andrew's church peeking out from behind Roy Thompson Hall on the left.

An attitude of gratitude

This is a necessity in today's world of whining, complaining, griping, and entitlement. It's good to literally practice this at the end of the day. So today I am grateful for some good deals at the grocery store which allowed me to not spend a lot of money; and for a delicious, made-from-scratch dinner; and for a lovely, brisk, long walk afterwards in the cool of the evening (and as a bonus, it didn't even rain like it was threatening to!)

So how about you? What are you thankful for today?

Daily attitude of gratitude

Today I am thankful for the rain, but not too much rain as there was a lot of flooding north of here. I am thankful that my parish is only a couple of blocks away and I can always attend Mass easily every Sunday. I am thankful for the peace that I feel during this rather transitional time for me. How about you? What are you thankful for today?