A forgotten memorial

A short video I shot about an old, slowly disintegrating memorial in Toronto raised in honour of the men who fought the Battle of Limeridge in 1866 and raised by the longstanding nemesis of Catholics in Toronto, the Orange Lodge.

Where everything changed.

Another one of my videos.  Here I talk about an event I have mentioned many times on this blog- the arrival of the famine Irish in 1847- at the place where it happened.

Where the Bodies are Buried, 1.

 

For some reason, YouTube will not allow me to share my short videos to Blogger.  Here is the link to my little video about the burial place of the famine Irish in Toronto. The link doesn't even go live, so if you could be so kind to copy and paste.

https://youtube.com/shorts/u8qmDqhbPng?si=6RUUqa7lfEbHDo2C

Not where it began.

I recently started a YouTube channel wherein I have been posting short videos about history (mostly Toronto's thus far).  My videos are so far me visiting some of the places around the city and discussing their (usually) lost or forgotten history.  They are shot on my phone and thus far I haven't been editing them, so you can hear the wind, people and cars passing by, bells ringing, etc.   I was going to post a short video about a wall, but for some reason I couldn't share that to blogger, so I am sharing this one instead. If you are so inclined, drop by and watch a few. 

We have a Pope

Robert Prevost took the name of  Leo XIV.  

Let us remember him in our prayers.

RIP Pope Francis

 May he rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon him.

Regarding the new mascot.

 Yeah, the mascot for the jubilee year is goofy,but some are claiming the figure is carrying a witch's staff.

A witch's staff has a Y at the top.  This part sticking out to the right is clearly a hook, making this staff the symbol of a pilgrim. It is the sort often shown in pictures of St Roche or St Rocco.

  Or you can try and explain why a saint would be carrying a witch's staff.