Irene-Grace Bom

Aug 23, 2024 | faithtoday.ca | Lynda MacGibbon |Elsie Lo |Ilana Reimer |Irene-Grace Bom

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Jul 2, 2024 | faithtoday.ca | Ilana Reimer |Irene-Grace Bom |Lynda McGibbon |Elsie Lo

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Jan 23, 2024 | faithtoday.ca | Irene-Grace Bom

A small garden of curly endive brought a measure of personal healing, nourished local families in need, and is giving rise to a collaborative project between local charities and gardeners, explains Ontario writer Irene-Grace Bom. For people living with long-term health challenges, one season can blur into the next like a continuous dark line. Seasonal and daily rhythms of work and rest disappear.

Jul 3, 2023 | christiancourier.ca | David T. Koyzis |Cheryl Bear |Katie Munnik |Irene-Grace Bom

As I write today our new king, Charles III, has just been crowned in Westminster Abbey, a historic venue that doubles as worship space and national monument. As I watched the King and his consort receive their crowns, my first thought was how uncomfortable they looked. Charles received St. Edward’s Crown, made for his predecessor, Charles II, in 1661. Because it weighs 2.07 kilograms, it could not but place undue stress on our sovereign’s 74-year-old neck.