In the Community

In Victor Frankel’s stories about his days in Auschwitz, he talks about how people facing such horror and suffering found hope in the midst of the pain. A young woman, facing death in the very near future was always smiling and cheerful.

Probably, if not certainly, the thing I’ve struggled with more than anything during this past year, has been the removal of so many areas of service from my life.

“I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water are thirsty. You don’t grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house, and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look.” (Bhagat Kabir 1398-1518).

Nobel HSSE Management Ltd., based in Oxbow and Regina, and Saskatoon-based Quantum Genetix are teaming up to provide supplementary COVID-19 testing capacity within Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan’s daily new cases of COVID-19 have been coming down, but it wasn’t enough for the provincial government to relax public health restrictions at this time.

Test your knowledge with this fun Valentine’s Day quiz. 1. What Italian city receives thousands of cards addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day? a. Rome b. Verona c. Venice d. Florence 2.

It’s well known that the origins of Valentine’s Day are varied but well documented. This was the first piece of information that I came across: “The holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February.

There is a story about a small-town priest phoning the Pope and saying, “Jesus is walking down the street in my town. What should I do?” “Look busy,” the Pope replies. It is in the ordinary events of everyday life that we miss or meet Jesus.

Compliments come in all sizes and forms: genuine or insincere; solicited or spontaneous; or, an accolade meant to produce a smile.

In a story of creation, the birds at first walked with their little feet, and stumbled and hopped.