tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post6253553526087190258..comments2023-11-24T06:43:02.286+00:00Comments on Aspicientes in Jesum: Here and therePastor in Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05949810648656544072noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-77147148403120785762008-07-19T01:13:00.000+01:002008-07-19T01:13:00.000+01:00I'm a little late in posting this Father and I pre...I'm a little late in posting this Father and I presume you are now back in England but as a resident of Toronto I have to point out that Toronto is a city of two and a half million people made up of "all sorts and conditions". There are any number of different neighbourhoods, each with their own characteristics. The Oratory is in South Parkdale which is a fairly poor area with many rooming houses and social problems. There are indeed a lot of beggers there and the women walking the streets are very often truly "walking the streets".<BR/><BR/>There is also much to love about Parkdale. There are friendlier people there than, say, the Financial district and I remember when I worked down there that it was not unusual to hear the sounds of sandals and beads and encounter Capuchian friars alking down the streets.<BR/><BR/>As for French you will see it on every package in the store. The law says it must be there but you will rarely hear it spoken, especikally in Parkdale where you will hear countless other languages.<BR/><BR/>And milk in plastic bags? I hate and abhor tehm but they are cheaper than the cartons and I'm sure that in the Oratory they are a must.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352598115559204014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-9166126908023999232008-07-05T23:04:00.000+01:002008-07-05T23:04:00.000+01:00Ah, given the humidity, I'd say they were out on t...Ah, given the humidity, I'd say they were out on the porch trying to get some AIR. Electric bills are high enough in the winter up there...and it's just sociable to sit on the front porch. <BR/><BR/>"Back in the day" it used to be more common (before TV anyway) to sit out on the front porch and chat and read the paper and greet passers by. <BR/><BR/>The way newer houses are constructed nowadays, there are few if any porches. A loss I think.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-39463290903452086312008-07-05T13:59:00.000+01:002008-07-05T13:59:00.000+01:00Your detailed observations are giving us an insigh...Your detailed observations are giving us an insight into life in Canada. Most intriguing differences especially milk in a bag! And French signs in Toronto. I expect you have heard of the faux pas by Paris-Match regarding their mixup with Quebec state and Quebec city recently! More ignorance about Canada! Regarding the people all sitting around - are they on their own or in groups?<BR/><BR/>I look forward to more comments about a country of which I know nothing except that it is vast and has very cold winters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-63931154151337783302008-07-05T05:43:00.000+01:002008-07-05T05:43:00.000+01:00I bet a lot of them would have said "Hello" even i...I bet a lot of them would have said "Hello" even if you didn't have your collar on. :-D<BR/><BR/>Have I forgotten how light swtiches are over there? Here you turn UP the lights when you come into a room, and turn DOWN the light when you split. Unless, of course, your parents "own the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company." [Mine didn't -- as they informed me every time I left a light on.]gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-84846182737544738812008-07-04T20:30:00.000+01:002008-07-04T20:30:00.000+01:00Father, -if you come across Rev. Michael Eades at ...Father, -if you come across Rev. Michael Eades at the Toronto Oratory, please pass on congratulations on his diaconal ordination from people who remember him from a visit he made a few years ago to our parish in rural Staffordshire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com