Category Archives: Good Works

Reflections on Food and the vital part it plays

Posted on June 20, 2010
Jim by Jim

Every so often a blog comes across my screen that jumps right out at me. Continue reading →

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A Bold New Strategy for the Liberal Party of Canada

Posted on May 20, 2010
Jim by Jim

Liberals have been having troubles ever since the so-called sponsorship scandal. It was indeed a scandal, but not the fault of the Party itself. Continue reading →

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Israelis and Palestinians Refusing To Be Enemies

Posted on May 17, 2010
Jim by Jim

The strategy of non-violent action appears to be having an impact. Continue reading →

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Maureen Dowd On A Sabbath Morning

Posted on April 11, 2010
Jim by Jim

In a moving and heartfelt column in today’s New York Times, Maureen Dowd, a devout Catholic, plumbs the depths of degradation and evil within her own modern Church. She cites the hypocrisy and the contradictions that exist even now, at the heart of her own religious community. Continue reading →

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The Middle East: End of History, or Beginning of a New Era (pt.2)

Posted on February 27, 2010
Jim by Jim

Here and there we catch glimpses of light that shine through the cracks in the walls of bigotry and hatred we have slowly built up, quite often not even knowing why we built such walls in the first place. Peace in the Middle East is still possible. Continue reading →

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