Goodbye, Pope Benedict!

Meeting Pope Benedict, August 9, 2006Ask any Catholic our age who their favourite pope (who lived in their lifetime) is and 9 out of 10 will say Pope John Paul II.  Saint John Paul II was indeed one of the greatest popes to have ever lived.  His long and productive reign was unparalleled in modern times.  However, I am the one out of the 10 people who will say that my favourite pope...

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Family Alberta Trip 2021

 Heaven on Earth: Spirit Island, Maligne LakeAfter being mostly cooped up at home for a year and a half after the COVID pandemic started in 2020, we made our first out-of-province trip in September 2021.  The last time Renee and I were in Western Canada was before we had kids, about 13 years prior (although I had been several times in between for work), and we really wanted to go back. ...

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Collecting Comics: Picking Up My Childhood Hobby

 Me and My Prized Possession - Amazing Spider-man #361, 1st Appearance of CarnageLike many kids growing up in Canada, collecting baseball cards and comics was a big part of my childhood.  Particularly, when I was in grade 7 and 8, I spent much of my spare time reading, drawing, buying, and trading comics.  I was so passionate about comics that my mom enrolled me in art lessons on Saturday...

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Update: 2021 New Year Resolution - Bible in a Year (and a Half)

Hello Everyone!  Hope you are all enjoying a relatively COVID free summer!  My writing seems to come in waves and the past year definitely has been a trough.  Hopefully, I will make it a priority to do some more blogging this latter part of the year.As a quick update to my 2021 New Year Resolution of following the Bible in a Year Podcast, I have finished it in pretty much...

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