All over the Catholic world anger has been expressed by the embarrassing contretemps of the Holocaust denying ‘traditionalist’ cleric Richard Williamson. Even the Canadian bishops rushed to assure the faithful that they did not share the bish’s dumb remarks. Nor do they share his rejection of the Vatican Council which the present pope seems [...]
Archive for January 2009
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January 31, 2009The Secret Life of Bob Carty
January 26, 2009Many would know Bob Carty from his outstanding documentary work on CBC”s Sunday Morning. For decades this award winning journalist has produced scintillating reports from all over and in particular Latin America where his fluency in Spanish came in handy. But unbeknownst to CBC listeners Carty has long had a secret life which a number [...]
Sportsworld and Brian Burke
January 23, 2009Bill “Spaceman” Lee I first ran into Sportsworld big time in England. Studying overseas in 1971 I had a first row seat on the world of British soccer. The context of course was Dicken’s “nation of shopkeepers.” Here was still a highly stratified society, still class conscious and one of the major escape routes was [...]
W rides off an abject failure
January 22, 2009One almost felt sorry for the hapless Bush at Obama’s inauguration. As the new president deftly eviscerated W’s catastrophic policies, Bush sat there, thinking what? The euphoria of the day must have been palpable even to this insensitive man. He must have understood that all of the people were breathing a huger sigh of relief [...]
The true physicians
January 20, 2009Dietrich Bonhoeffer To all of you who have spoken up and spoken out, who have written letters and marched for peace, for all of you who never gave up, you are the true heroes today. Many of you have suffered great economic losses. Some of you have endured a loved one being shipped overseas to senseless and [...]
Ted Schmidt (“Hector”) turns 100
January 15, 2009A special Mozart mass with a Hallelujah chorus was celebrated in heaven today in gratitude for the life of F Hector “Ted” Schmidt. “Hector “ as he was mockingly known by his five sons turned 100 today. Born on January 15, 1909 to Sarah “Sadie” Downs and Fred Schmidt of 460 Palmerston Blvd, Ted [...]
Truth-the first casualty
January 13, 2009Our Orthodox corespondent in Israel, professor Jerry Haber, openly mocks the Israel Defense Force (below) for its continual lies. North Americans may mythologize this crew but Israelis who pay attention deride its trustworthiness. Canadians who pay attention (when hockey is off the air waves) may recall the blatant murder of Maj. Paeta Hess-von Kruedener a [...]
“Moral insanity”
January 12, 2009Uri Avnery, present as a young Israeli at the creation of the state in 1948 and a former member of the Knesset wrote this today on the lies of the Israeli government and the incessant propganda where human faces have become obliterated.But that’s OK, they are “Palestinian”. The trouble is that propaganda is most convincing [...]
The Palestinian Jew
January 10, 2009Here was this Arabic man in freezing cold weather demonstrating in front of the Israeli consulate today.He walked slowly and reverently holding up a crucifix with a Palestinian flag sprouting from the top. I tried to find him after a while but he disappeared. He said nothing but just walked slowly among the crowd. Of [...]
“Standing up for Israel” pt.1
January 9, 2009For many years now I have been disturbed by signs outside synagogues which say “Time to stand up for Israel.” As a longtime friend of Jews and Judaism I understand the place Israel has in the tribal hearts of the Jewish people. But the world has long ago caught up with the terrible treatment afforded [...]
