Just as I sat down to write my blog on miracles, a mature bald eagle swooped into view and landed on the branch of the "sacred" tree just beyond my field of vision. This is the sort of serendipitous moment that causes me to contemplate miracles. The word miracle originally from the Latin "miraculum" means "an object of wonder", although it has come to mean many things to many of us. I do not understand it solely as something serendipitous, but as something soulful: An event,

Now that I have your attention, bear with me as I process through a stream-of- consciousness debate that has been unsettling my thoughts for a week. According to AI, the exact phrase "Thus saith the Lord" appears 413-415 times in the Old Testament. A remarkable number it seems to me, if we can believe AI is correct. I don't know about you, but I wonder, am skeptical, and am often dubious when the easy answer pops up before anything else when I pose any question. So be it. The

The topic that has generated the most response of all my blogs came when I asked the question: Did I write this or did AI? Most of you guessed right, but then double-checked yourselves. Some of you paused and questioned your own "reality" after reading for two or three minutes which is the average reading time of my weekly blogs, this one being an exception. I let everyone in on the answer that, in fact, I had written the blog myself. These days, we are all being blasted with

This plaque is affixed to the American Consulate in Quebec City given in thanks for Canada's support on 9/11 The sentiment expressed with gratitude on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 commemorating both Americans and Canadians, goes further by saying: "We are happy to have the best neighbors in the world". It was true then, and is true now! Neighbors south of the border were not alone in our horrible hour of need. So many, but most especially Canadians, offered support and help,