One of the people I admire most in the entire world is Tenzing Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama. And I know I'm mixing up the religious affiliations here, but during this season of the year the enduring message that I take away is the message of Peace. So in the spirit of peace, my Wednesday … [Read more...]
A Simple Monk
I saw the Dalai Lama speak on Wednesday, and ever since then I've been wondering: how do you write about an experience at once so profound and yet so simple?I don't know the answer to that question, and I hate to say "you had to be there", because I think it's one mark of the Dalai Lama's greatness … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Tuesday, March 24, 2009
In National News: Fox News host apologizes as bodies return (National Post)In our opinion: Perhaps we shouldn't dignify this story with any more commentary than it's already received, but when the footage of Fox's satirical news show Red Eye (which airs at 3:00 am) hit the internet this weekend, it … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Monday, March 23, 2009
In National News: Bodies of four Canadian soldiers return home (CBC)In our opinion: Whatever your personal feelings about the war on terror, the conflict in Afghanistan, and Canada's role in it, you cannot fail to be moved by the images of of young men returning home in caskets. These men are our … [Read more...]