Adios! Addio! Adieu!
August 27, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
There’s some people out there that say “I don’t like goodbyes”… they’re right of course, goodbyes suck. (well, I’ve never met anyone that told me “I totally love goodbyes, man!” anyway) And today is my goodbye. Goodbye to Winnipeg, goodbye to Canada, goodbye to the Oblates, goodbye to my friends, goodbye to the stuff that
An extraordinary Sunday
August 25, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
Sunday is always a special day when you’re in religious life. Being a non-Christian for most of my life, I’ve always looked on it as a day where Christians stalled public life (very few things are open on a Sunday) and where they had to go to Church. Had to go. Maybe there are even quite
Lollygag
August 23, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
These last days I have been feeling guilty. Why is that, I hear you ask eagerly! Well, I’ve been feeling guilty for not doing that much and just enjoying being on vacation. Isn’t it outrageous? For someone like me, it can be quite a challenge not to do anything while you could be doing so
Our inability to express ourselves
August 22, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
Every morning we celebrate the mysteries of the Holy Eucharist here at the Oblate residence at 08:00am. The chapel is small and very simple. The altar, vestments and paraments are all very simple. And there is a profound beauty to the community that is there, I find. The Oblate fathers, a woman connected with the
Italian Procession and Feast!
August 20, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
It’s Tuesday night. Another day gone and it’s a good thing I remembered to log onto the site and write a small update. It wouldn’t do to become a slacker the last week of my time here in The Peg, would it? Now Sunday was an amazing day. I was invited by Fr. Sam from
A day out with the Oblates
August 16, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
I didn’t know too much about monks when I first came to Canada in 2002. Let alone oblates. I guess many of us, when we’re not very active in the Catholic faith, think of monks as solemn folk who can’t have fun, wearing habits and singing in choir. Where the nearest monastery would be, I
Jewel says: “I do”
August 15, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
Jewel’s blog made mention of her latest song “I do” from the Perfectly Clear album. It’s a catchy song that actually doesn’t sound half as country as some former songs she made that weren’t marketed as country, and her vocal performance is as always amazing. For those of you that don’t really follow Jewel’s blog,
Folklorama drawing to an end…
August 15, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
Alas, all good things (on earth) must come to an end! Tonight Fr. James took me to the last pavillion I am probably going to be seeing this year. We wanted to go to the Brazilian one, as it was supposed to be really good. Apparently, many other people had the same thought. The lineup
Seminarians enjoy themselves, too!
August 13, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
I know… I’ve been negligent in updating this site. In my defense, only because I’ve been enjoying myself here so much. I’ve been here for almost two weeks now. After two days of rain, finally the weather turned around to clear skies and bright sun, which is tempting me to sit outside and read a
A day out… again!
August 8, 2008 by Sebastiaan Benders
Well, if you guys are jealous, I understand! Today Mark called early to ask if he could come by and pick me up today. So I said sure! We first drove down to the University of Manitoba. One of its colleges, St. Paul`s College, is special to both of us. Mark was a graduate of