This is a brief post on the art of living. A friend and former co-worker from Calgary recently decided to bid a ‘fare-thee-well’ to his desk job doing receipt processing for a chance at become a professional coffee-man. Timothy … Continue reading →
As Cardus dives head-long into its biggest-ever project, the Cardus Education Survey, I seem to be in a stage in my own life where my big question about Christian education is: did it delay my awareness of the world’s real … Continue reading →
Milton still learning to draw If you take time to review the shelves at Indigo, you’ll find a significant amount of shelf-space devoted to manga and it’s close cousin, the graphic novel. While waiting for three of my four children … Continue reading →
My professional readings of late have immersed me in public policy documents regarding charity and how it contributes to society. In the context of Cardus’ recent release of A Canadian Culture of Generosity and our soon-to-be-publicly announced 29to42 campaign, I … Continue reading →
I write this today in the ornate Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library’s main branch on Fifth Avenue at Bryant Park. To be honest, I hadn’t intended to write about libraries, but to walk into this branch … Continue reading →
I was reading The New York Times Style Magazine (Fall 2009) at the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library and came across this definition of “communitecture”: communitecture: an idea of building and design that places the common good … Continue reading →
In last Friday’s edition of Comment, Christina Crook wrote about personal style, both her own and the way she dresses her baby daughter: For now, I choose not to dress Madeleine in Baby Gap, Please Mum or any of the … Continue reading →
I was given a stack of old Shift magazines while working at Andrew School a few years ago. One of the gems was this December 1999 issue. The purpose of the magazine was to help us all live in … Continue reading →
If you read seriously at all, you know that Annie Dillard is one of our greatest contemporary authors. One of her students, Alexander Chee, wrote a piece for The Morning News on studying with her at Wesleyan University twenty years … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: November 2009
This is a brief post on the art of living. A friend and former co-worker from Calgary recently decided to bid a ‘fare-thee-well’ to his desk job doing receipt processing for a chance at become a professional coffee-man. Timothy … Continue reading →
Posted in BusinessAs Cardus dives head-long into its biggest-ever project, the Cardus Education Survey, I seem to be in a stage in my own life where my big question about Christian education is: did it delay my awareness of the world’s real … Continue reading →
Posted in Death, ReligionMilton still learning to draw If you take time to review the shelves at Indigo, you’ll find a significant amount of shelf-space devoted to manga and it’s close cousin, the graphic novel. While waiting for three of my four children … Continue reading →
Posted in Arts, CultureMy professional readings of late have immersed me in public policy documents regarding charity and how it contributes to society. In the context of Cardus’ recent release of A Canadian Culture of Generosity and our soon-to-be-publicly announced 29to42 campaign, I … Continue reading →
Posted in Civic Core, PhilosophyI write this today in the ornate Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library’s main branch on Fifth Avenue at Bryant Park. To be honest, I hadn’t intended to write about libraries, but to walk into this branch … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Literature, TechI was reading The New York Times Style Magazine (Fall 2009) at the Central Branch of the Hamilton Public Library and came across this definition of “communitecture”: communitecture: an idea of building and design that places the common good … Continue reading →
Posted in Cities, TechIn last Friday’s edition of Comment, Christina Crook wrote about personal style, both her own and the way she dresses her baby daughter: For now, I choose not to dress Madeleine in Baby Gap, Please Mum or any of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Arts, FashionI was given a stack of old Shift magazines while working at Andrew School a few years ago. One of the gems was this December 1999 issue. The purpose of the magazine was to help us all live in … Continue reading →
Posted in TechIf you read seriously at all, you know that Annie Dillard is one of our greatest contemporary authors. One of her students, Alexander Chee, wrote a piece for The Morning News on studying with her at Wesleyan University twenty years … Continue reading →
Posted in Education, Vocation