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.

Prayer Request

 I know it's been a while, but...

I found out last night my brother is in the hospital.  He passed out and fell yesterday, breaking his ankle.  Turns out he passed out because he was anemic and further tests revealed the presence of cancer in his rectum, liver and lungs.  They are running further tests today to see what sort of treatment, if any, is viable.

In your charity, please pray for my brother.

Just because

 I haven't been too active here of late, for, well, years, really, but I haven't posted in a month.  I offer neither excuses nor explanations. It is what it is.  

I have been working on various things- writing little snippets of history, working in my woodshop when I can, doing sudoku, running coffee Sundays, singing, raising my kids, working.  The usual.

For now, here's a picture of a beautiful crucifix from Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph.  Took it while I was out driving around with the family a few weeks back.