How do we want to live as we grow old and need more care?
Janet has had — and continues to have — a wide variety of work experiences in the US and Québec. Upon reaching retirement age, she began thinking that it’s time for … read more.
How do two people get completely different outcomes and experiences from the exact same family context? Annie Deschamps, Karine’s older sister, shares her reflections on the meaning of sisterhood through the different stages of life, and how shared laughter is the magnetic force that is … read more.
What does the word consciousness trigger in your mind: curiosity, indifference?
At some level do you sense that consciousness is like heart-beats, and breathing: the very stuff of life, not needing further explanation? Or do you consider that we are just barely beginning the process of … read more.
Abood Hamad arrived in Montreal from Syria 1 1/2 years ago. He has a Masters degree in International Humanitarian Law and worked as a first-aider and first aid trainer with the Syrian Red Crescent and UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). That gave him the opportunity to … read more.
In 2007, the former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore wrote a book titled, The Assault on Reason. It is even more relevant with today’s occupant (innommable) of the White House. On 21 April, Easter Sunday, Fred Cappuccino, our beloved Minister Emeritus, will speak on the pertinence today … read more.
Gabor gave this sermon at Lakeshore UU Congregation seventeen years ago. In case you missed it or you have joined our community since then, he will deliver it again.
It explores the question: “Where do ethical rules come from?”
Service Leader: Christopher ThomsonMusician: Kerry-Anne KutzChalice Lighter: Cormac LutesHospitality: TBC
… to the Snows of Kilimanjaro
Irene exited her mother’s womb in a prison-camp in the Stalinist gulag, yet she spent her young life in the ‘paradise’ of Kenya. She will recount a largely unknown story of World War II involving: negotiations with Stalin over the fate of 1.7 million … read more.
This is the third part of Michael’s trilogy. The pattern is broadly as before: a set of international tales is used to explore our collective spirituality. The tales are followed by another mysterious spiritual question.
Today’s tales, sometimes amusing but all intriguing, are from the exotic … read more.
Ariel’s service “will include an interesting twist on the sermon delivery many of us are used to. The structure will be a philosophical congregation-wide discussion regarding the problem of personal identity.
The discussion will touch on the individual’s sense of self, as well as how it … read more.
Not everyone in the West Island has access to fresh and healthy food for a variety of reasons including reduced mobility and social isolation, which results in food insecurity. And 83.5% of residents of the territory have zero or negligible access to fresh fruits … read more.
