2013 columns

Top columns for 2013, my New Year’s resolution for 2014
December 26, 2013

Blessed are they who embrace peace, goodwill for Christmas
December 19, 2013

Invisible made visible: an invitation to walk in beauty
December 12, 2013

Dancing with delight in kitchen window on a frosty morning
December 5, 2013

Intriguing mosaic in an old dinner plate welcomes Advent
November 28, 2013

They had little to begin with and even less now. Help!
November 21, 2013

Respect beautifies our lives, our community and our world
November 14, 2013

Stoney Nakoda to be identified by their respect-based life
November 7, 2013

Bahá'ís to be identified by their unity-affirming deeds
October 31, 2013

Muslims to be identified by ‘God-conscious righteousness’
October 24, 2013

Stones and shadow pay tribute to beloved columnist, friend
October 17, 2013

Jews to be known by their embrace of justice, says rabbi
October 10, 2013

My view on wearing obvious religious identifiers in public
October 3, 2013

Disaster prompts reader to embrace joy of life more fully
September 26, 2013

Starry nights evoke awe and joy from coffee companions
September 19, 2013

Camping, starry nights, fading embers and the joy of life
September 12, 2013

‘Collywobbles’ and the great debate: Who speaks English?
A guest column by James Harbeck

September 5, 2013

Stoney Nakoda developing a written tradition
August 29, 2013

A computer that actually works – reliably, invisibly, 24/7
A guest column by Reg Harbeck

August 22, 2013

Cloud cover and imagination – but the kitchen sink, too?
August 15, 2013

Readers respond with monster clouds and heavenly splendour
August 8, 2013

Summertime clouds are playgrounds for vivid imaginations
August 1, 2013

An encounter with summertime grandeur at Glenbow Ranch
July 25, 2013

Success is being fully alive in the now with contentment
July 18, 2013

Success in the lives of St. Francis and my mother-in-law
July 10, 2013

True success is like a lotus blossom reaching toward the sun
July 3, 2013

Floods, icebergs and character: success in hip waders
June 26, 2013

Authentic success is ‘success beyond success,’ says Irvine
June 19, 2013

Father’s Day tribute to Walter Wearmouth: a success story
June 12, 2013

Oil wells, tomb stones and the meaning of true success
June 5, 2013

Apple blossoms, honey bee harbinger golden anniversary
May 29, 2013

Angelina and reader share response to hereditary cancer
May 22, 2013

Layered loveliness unites ‘Fields of Gold’ and marigolds
May 15, 2013

Lindsie Haxton, a beautiful word that soars into eulogy
May 8, 2013

Rainbow a harbinger of hope and love for cancer patient
May 1, 2013

Robins devour apples, but what would they really prefer?
April 24, 2013

Mail lacking address reaches antique-car buff’s table
April 17, 2013

Words have shadows, too – you hear? Are you listening?
April 10, 2013

Coffee creamers, Olympic torches and photogenic shadows
April 3, 2013

Cross appeared on darkened wall, aglow with Easter hope
March 27, 2013

Solitary Cochrane pilgrim was never alone along Camino
March 20, 2013

Hero in four faiths saved his people through forgiveness
March 13, 2013

Forgiveness opens heart’s door to welcome the stranger
March 6, 2013

Creativity and hard work, with respect, reach to the stars
February 27, 2013

Local author promotes creativity for empowering learners
February 20, 2013

Pope earns praise for promoting respect among religions
February 13, 2013

Readers embrace life with mindfulness, listening and love
February 6, 2013

Beautiful music, but Timbuktu: on dialogue and ignorance
January 30, 2013

Muslim panel looks at respecting ‘the other’ among us
January 23, 2013

In Les Mis, he who has been forgiven much, loves much
January 16, 2013

A reader would be dead if it weren’t for a seeing heart
Jamuary 9, 2013

On the beauty of simple things around our foothills town
Jamuary 2, 2013

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