Kristy Leissle remembers her Grandfather’s love and how it was returned by his family, who refused to outsource the care of its members — at either end of life.
The Movie “Burlesque” – Please Don’t Call it Burlesque!
Rosie goes to see the movie “Burlesque” and finds that the only thing connecting this movie to her beloved art form and profession
are a glue gun and a bedroom stocking tease!
The Last Leaf: My War Against Change
Deep into November, a few last leaves cling to the trees. I always wonder about these leaves. What makes them hold on when millions of other leaves have fallen to their fate? Sometimes I think they are the stubborn ones, unwilling to accept the inevitable
The First Time
A doctor remembers when he had to tell a young patient with a malignant brain tumour the devastating news, and how the experience set the tone for all of his future encounters with patients facing terminal illnesses.
Hollywood Marriage: I Do (Not Think This Will Last)
Ever since I started reading Us Weekly (and I honor its title by religiously reading it weekly), I’ve been under the impression that there had to be some sort of conspiracy theory to explain why nearly every single Hollywood couple divorces.
The Bible Tells Me So. Oh Really? Part 2
Last week we featured “The Bible Tells Me So. Oh Really? Part 1 This week, Ross Lonergan looks future at how the Church’s treatment of gay people can contribute to depression, family break-ups and even suicide.
Holding the Bag of Life and Death
Last winter, after what was probably about 10 years of Alzheimer’s and a myriad of other issues, my grandfather finally died. I think that, like the woman who wrote the essay, many of us in my family had that similarly odd desire for it all to be over. That last year or so, grandpa had become a young child in an old man’s body…
When Did You Choose to Be Straight?
These street interviews, conducted by Travis Nuckolls and Chris Baker in Colorado Springs, prove that “asking the right question can be more important than anything you can tell someone.”
The Bible Tells Me So. Oh, Really? Part 1
In light of the recent focus on the pain often suffered by gay teenagers as a result of bullying and harassment or lack of acceptance by family, church, or community, Ross Lonergan suggests taking a look at a 2007 documentary about Christian parents and their gay children.
Finding Love in Canada’s North
A Montrealer falls in love with the North in the Yukon … and a Northerner in the Northwest Territories. Then, at the end of a dirt road, surrounded by bush, with no sidewalks to be seen — she finds home.
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