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Since the beginning of the coronavirus shutdown, eating was never banned, only eating out in restaurants. Talking and writing were never banned, only restricted to the bare essentials in public places. Praying was never banned, only praying in groups in public places. Listening to music was never banned, only going to public concerts. Drinking alcohol was never banned, only drinking at public bars. And get this: masses were never banned, only public masses.  As Catholics, we believe that the Holy Mass is the most important prayer. Jesus's sacrifice on the cross is what saved the world and Holy Mass is the continuation of that sacrifice. The continuation, not the repetition, as protestants think, (there is a difference) of that sacrifice. On the night that he instituted the sacrament of the Eucharist, Jesus said: "Do this in memory of me." That's a direct order, and it's in the Bible. God made himself man and came to earth to save us from sin, but He doesn't ju...

Farley Mowat and Lucy Maud Montgomery  (This was originally written for an English Composition class I had this past winter) What Canadian child has not grown up either laughing over the antics of Mutt, the dog that wouldn’t be, or at all the trouble Anne (with an E) Shirley got into, growing up at Green Gables? Farley Mowat and Lucy Maud Montgomery are two internationally renowned Canadian authors. However, they grew up in very different circumstances, in different places and at different times; this influenced their writing as we shall see. Both authors w rote endearing, sometimes funny, sometimes downright hilarious stories that have warmed the hearts of Canadians, as well as people around the globe, and are well worth the read, especially if you want a glimpse of what it is to be Canadian. Here, we will take a short look at their personal lives, the kinds of books they wrote, and their writing style. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in 1874 and grew up on Prince Edward Island,...

Words! Descriptive words, funny words, old words, new slang... The history behind the words, the culture, the imagination...  I am currently studying translation at Concordia University in Montreal. One of my classes was on the influence of the French language on the English language in Québec. In that class, we not only saw borrowings from the French language, such as "dépanneur" or "méchoui" for example, we also looked at Canadianisms. Words that are commonly used in the English language around the world, but that ALSO have a specific Canadian use (meaning.)  Here are a few examples: Canadianisms To table – bring forward for discussion or consideration at a meeting (parliament) ROC – Rest of Canada (parts of Canada outside of Québec) Have-not province – province whose per capita tax revenue falls below a certain average level, and is entitled to receive equalization payments from the federal government Drop the gloves – to remove one’s gloves (in hocke...

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You’ll need to read one or both of the following articles in order to understand this post. Cast Off - How knitters Turned Nasty and Knitting's Infinity War Part III - Showdown at Yarningham Talk about #i deologicallypossessed as Jordan Peterson calls it: “Ideology is a much-abused word. Many who bandy about this term are under the mistaken notion that ideology is synonymous with strongly holding to philosophical or theological truths. On the contrary, ideology is, instead, an intellectual system of ideas or rigid abstract formulas mixed with scientific jargon and some empirical facts that claims knowledge about reaching perfection in the temporal order. ” - George Marlin, “Catholicism: Not Ideology”. Ideologies tend to use one group of people as the scapegoats. In Nazi Germany, it was the Jews, in the Soviet Union, it was the Bourgeoisie. Ideologies also turn people on the same side against each other. In the Soviet Union, people were sent to the Gulag for the silliest ...

(Originally posted on thinkspot)              I'm going to try to put some perspective on the Wet'suwet'en situation here, to the best of my knowledge, (which isn't perfect and this may need to be tweaked later - if anyone sees anything that is not exact - let me know).              To begin with, you should understand that First Nations people (or Indigenous peoples) are separated into different cultural groups (similar language and social structure. ) For instance, you have the Iroquois , who are not a nation, but a group of nations including Cayuga, Cherokee, Huron, Mohawk, etc. You also have the Algonquians , another group of nations which include Cree, Ojibway, Algonquin, etc.               Within these groups or families, you sometimes have smaller families. And within these smaller groups, you have the different nations (or tribes,) and within those nations, you h...