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Canada with Michael and Amy - Toronto Part One

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I feel the need to finish blogging about my sabbatical, to kind of round it out and give some closure. So here goes. We arrived at last in Toronto to be met by Michael at the airport. It was such a joy to see him, and to finally get there after some of our misadventures with flights and visas and such. He led through the public transport system on trains and buses back to where they lived on the edge of St. James Town, to their apartment building on Sherbourne Street, one of the big streets that run all the way down to Lake Ontario. Amy had prepared a lovely gift pack for each of us, including slippers (which I still use) gloves and wooly hat, which got a lot of use during our time in Canada, and less so here in warmer Tauranga. Our next adventure began. The first full day had a leisurely start. Michael and Amy took us out walking along Sherbourne Street, through Millionaires Row, and into Riverdale Park (I think) with beautiful bush with all the autumn colours Bonnie was lookin...

Where to Find the Empire of Heaven

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  Mount Maunganui  –  4 th Sunday in Ordinary Time- Year A – 2026 Readings: Psalm -                        Psalm: 84                            First Reading -             Malachi 3:1-4               Second Reading -        Luke 2: 22-40 Gospel -                       Matthew 5: 1-12   What I want to say: As we end Epiphany-Christmas with its focus on light and revelation, we are given the beatitudes. Jesus gives words to what he is already and will continue doing. He is living ...