Author Carey Wallace writes: Discipline is not a mystery. Its elements are so simple they can seem mocking. Put down the extra slice of bread. Run one more mile. Pick up the pen, or brush, or violin. It’s no more complicated in the creative spheres. But it’s every bit as elusive there as it is in the [...]
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The generative love of spiritual fatherhood is not denied in the priesthood. Rather, it is expressed through celibacy, a desire to teach, to cultivate something in others, and to save souls. It is seen in work with at-risk kids, the elderly in the nursing home, and those in the county jail. Quoting the Rev. James A. [...]
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I had to rearrange my living room to read and appreciate Anne Carson’s book Nox (see proof below). The book is an epitaph for her brother Michael. It is an ahistorical history of the man, explained through translated description of ancient words in Greek, pieced together like the tattered letters and collage included in the [...]
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Benjamin Perrin‘s comprehensive look at human trafficking, Invisible Chains, the first book of its kind published in Canada, is important, timely, and helpful. It is a clear call for Canada to return to its triumphant stand as a beacon of light as it was as the Underground Railroad during the slave trade in the United [...]
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I had a lot to choose from. And certainly the titles I read weren’t all published in 2010; most of the books that made it on the list weren’t either. Perhaps it means I’m behind the times, or that books just have a long shelf life. I wanted to select a work by RS Thomas [...]
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Calgary world premiere of She Has A Name by Alberta playwright Andrew Kooman at EPCOR CENTRE’s Motel Feb. 23- March 5 ‘11 Calgary, Alberta (December 20, 2010) — Haunted by anguished voices, a Canadian lawyer (Jason) poses as a “john” to build a legal case against a ring of brothels trafficking girls into Bangkok. Can [...]
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Here’s the new trailer we filmed for the play, featuring Denise Wong as NUMBER 18 and Aaron Krogman as JASON. We got the footage during the promotion shoot in Rosebud on the studio stage of Rosebud School of the Arts.
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I’m pleased to have two articles featured in YWAM’s 2011 Personal Prayer Diary Daily Planner. The book, in its 31st year of publication is used by more than 30,000 people around the world as a tool to organize their schedules and devotional life and to forge a path of prayer throughout the year for different [...]
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Interview: Bryan + Katie Torwalt, "Here on Earth"
Andrew's TEDx talk, "Considering Danger"
Interview: Kidnap Survivor and Inspiring Humanitarian Amanda Lindhout
If God Had A Facebook Account, What Would He Write on Your Wall?
Mephiboseth, a short story by Andrew Kooman
If Rudyard Kipling had Fridge Magnets
Chasing Tradition: Herbert's "Altar"
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