The Quesnel Spirit

Ashes, and the current world conflicts
Mar 5, 2025  👏
How do you respond when you feel that there is something interfering in between you and someone you intensely love?  Today  Wednesday marks  the beginning of Lent. If you are unfamiliar with it, Lent is a 40-day season ... Read more....

Creative ways to spread Valentine's love
Feb 16, 2025  👏
What  emotions does Valentine's day bring to you? Happy ones? Sad and longing ones? Lonely ones?  Who is the center of that day? It's so inspiring to see when Valentine's day is celebrated with creativity and 'the other' in mind. Read more... 

A larger story
Feb. 2, 2025 🙏
What’s your experience of fragility, and of starting a family with financial limitations? In this week’s story both realities meet at a crowded place. The story is about a young Jewish couple who are following their cultural customs with their first newborn baby. Read more...

My grief and the ditch
Jan. 21, 2025 🙏
Paula's ditch image of grief powerfully describes pain and life. Read more...

Manifestations of the Spirit for the common good 
Jan.19, 2025 🙏
What would the neighborhood miss if your faith community disappeared?  Read more...

Connections and good deals
Jan.  17,  2025  👏
The Quesnel Cariboo Observer is an icon of connection in an era of disconnection, and it brings good deals too. Read more...

Can't be separated from Love
Jan. 7, 2025 🙏
What can you possibly say to someone who is witnessing a loved one die?   Read more...

What's muting your lips?
Dec. 24, 2024 👏
Cynicism can harden our hearts and prevent us from singing when we should.  Read more... 

My eco-friendly casino
Dec. 1, 2024 👏
Random rewards are to be found at one of my favorite spots in Quesnel: The Sharing Shack, which has a casino effect on me.  Read more... 

Medicine and Spiritual Care
Nov. 15, 2024 🙏
I recently facilitated a discussion on why spiritual care matters to women in healthcare and their patients.  Read more...

Singing into thin places
Nov.11, 2024 👏
Rain did not prevent grays and greens from singing to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Read more...

Free Coats For Kids
Oct. 26, 2024 👏
This "Coats for Kids' initiative is partly why I started this blog. My neighbour texted me about it. I had to see. Read more...