by Michael Hammond | Feb 16, 2001 | Obituaries
“If you really love people and have a desire to journey with them through the ups and downs, you will love life because you will know that your God is the ever-faithful One who accompanies you on the journey and promises you fullness of life.” These words, to young...
by Michael Hammond | Dec 19, 2000 | Obituaries
Some people preach the gospel without words, simply by the quiet, faithful example of their lives. Those who were close to Sister Martha described her as being one of these special followers of Jesus. Sister, who died suddenly of cardiac arrest in Regina General...
by Michael Hammond | Dec 17, 2000 | Justice
BY SISTER PAULING LALLY It’s interesting, you know, that as a Roman Catholic Sister I take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Why would anyone want to take a vow of poverty? Poverty is an evil to be eradicated, or at least struggled against. I don’t particularly...
by Michael Hammond | Nov 27, 2000 | Justice
BY PEGGY FLANAGAN Walking down Kingston’s Brock Street, the wind penetrating her thin jacket and dead leaves swirling around her ankles, a young woman looks up to see the simple sign: Martha’s Table. Jessie has been here before. She remembers how difficult it was to...
by Michael Hammond | Aug 30, 2000 | Obituaries
Always a woman of faith and prayer, one of Sister Dorothy’s last requests shortly before she died on August 30, 2000 was to be given her breviary. However, since her hands would no longer hold this precious book, she freely put it aside. This gesture was symbolic of...
