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