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About a Catholic Priest and a Young BoyThese days there is much in the press about the Catholic church’s inadequate response to her structural vulnerability to predation. And maybe for those for whom Justice seems a long way off and healing even more-so, this recollection is not helpful. But I feel compelled to tell another story that is also true and, I think, important to tell… Continue Reading... |
Drumheller Circle – Song Influences and ProcessRead Story and get a Free Download of Drumheller Circle Guitar Tab. Continue Reading... |
Reparations and Love SongsWhen Nanci and I first got married I remember getting all doe-eyed and telling her how I couldn’t wait to grow old together. It was a lovely sentiment to be sure, but “old” was still a fairly remote concept… Continue Reading... |
Keeping Vigil | A Pitiless Universe or a Lover’s World?My friend Morley is a thoughtful atheist and, I might add, a fine and interesting fellow. He came to a concert of mine a few years ago and that sparked more than one evening of friendly but challenging conversation… Continue Reading... |
The Water Runs – storyI wrote The Water Runs in 2000 about a year after Nance and I built a home in the country some 10 kms north of Winnipeg in a region of Manitoba known as the Interlake… Continue Reading... |
Almighty God – Producer’s Commentary
Almighty God was one of the first 3 tunes we did. We took the single verse, which is from the Anglican prayer book, and stretched it. Continue Reading... |
In Billy’s WakeI have finally written a new song! … Later (in the same, aforementioned GEEZ magazine) in a beautifully written piece called The Washing, Jessie Van Eerden recalls being interrupted while doing laundry, which she eloquently understands as redemptive work. A phone call from her father informs her that her cousin Billy has committed suicide… Continue Reading... |
