Going to the 9:30 AM Mass.
These ladies are praying the Rosary.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
So far today, I’ve talked to Beijing, Maple Ridge & Istanbul.
Later, I will talk to Fredericton and Toronto. For a guy who doesn’t get around, I get around.
Nicolás Gómez Dávila said: “The devil is unable to possess a soul that knows how to smile.”
Thomas Aquinas said: “ to desire to be happy is not a matter of free choice.” “ The desire for the ultimate goal is not among the things under our control.”
NGD also said:
“Ideas get scared and emigrate from whence the
decision to think as a team is made.”
&
An intelligent man soon reaches reactionary
conclusions.
Today, nevertheless, the universal agreement of fools
unnerves him.
When questioned in public, he denies being a Galilean.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Tuesday Night RCIA: Museum & Stations of the Cross
We went to the church at Staug to do the 14 stations of the cross.
But before that we went to the Museum in the basement.
I took a video of its depiction of the 14 stations.
The Museum though small was filled with many interesting things.
These are the crypts of the priests who had served the Lord at Staug.
I loved seeing the Latin.
And then there were these things.
All wonderful to behold.
Doing the 14 stations of the cross, I was overcome with the senses of despair that must have overcame many as Christ was crucified, I will do the 14 stations on my own during Lent.
Tuesday of the first week of Lent: 7:39 AM
The fiery looking speck of light flashing through the trees looks like an ice cream cone all ablaze. The canvas that I can espy from my bed room offers never ending visual delights.
I have a RCIA meeting tonight.
I have four classes today.
Yesterday, the garage changed my oil, gave the KIA a clean bill of health, and washed it as well. I was reluctant to wash given how messy the streets are.
Reading a book by a Japanese about the beauty of every day things. True beauty is not forced; it comes naturally as a result of necessity.
Monday, February 23, 2026
Monday of the first week of Lent: 6:37 PM
Three classes today is a much needed respite.
Canada lost a hockey game that they could easily have won. No big deal.
Got the KIA’s oil changed.
Contemplation is the key to happiness?
It will snow tonight.
Tony’s job hunt ain’t over.
Doing more praying this Lent.
Jenny is coming July 14th. Yesss!!!!
Sunday, February 22, 2026
我的春节晚饭！ My Chinese New Year Dinner!
Better late than never! In the photo, you can see my son, me, my neighbor, and his daughter.
First Sunday of Lent: 7:15 AM
I don’t start till ten this morning. I went to Sunday Mass on Saturday. That means a lazy morning for me.
Some hockey game happening. Tried to get my son to watch but he’d rather sleep.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Saturday: Rite of Election, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Winnipeg
A photo of me with my sponsor:
A photo of me with Mark. a helper for our RCIA co-hort.
I saw a bishop in person for the first time:
I got to shake hands with him.
We posed for a group photo.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Friday after Ash Wednesday: 8:18 AM
Shoveling and fasting since Wednesday. This morning, I was shoveling at 5:45 AM. I have been eating less; experiencing hunger pangs.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Tuesday 7:26 AM: Fat Tuesday
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday so I have to make plans for Lent. What will I give up? Booze and junk food to start, I will, as the previous entry says, stop posting quote videos. I will probably stop uploading videos altogether for 40 days. I will not post anything on X, Facebook, WeChat and Rednote. I will also visit these apps as little as possible. I will stop using AI to make silly videos. I will ignore politics as much as is practical. But, I am not sure about this blog. Perhaps, it will just be a spiritual journal. I hope to be in communion with the Catholic Church in 40 days.
Monday, February 16, 2026
Hockey hockey game!
Tony is in this photo.
I’m in this photo with my CNY hoodie.
Warmup.
Swag!
Game on!
The Wheat Kings won 3-2.
Keeping myself occupied.
In the photo above, you can see one of my rosary beads, my todo list and my quote video notebook.
I will be closing my off quote video notebook through Lent. I will suspend this vanity project, but not before making a video announcing this which is the next item on my todo list!
Monday 7:59 AM: A respite
It’s a bit of a holiday for me today. Only one class and I’ll watch a Wheat Kings game this afternoon.
But the remaining days will be busy. And there will be a winter storm coming.
My wife’s Chinese New Year Dinner
Tony, I and my wife are separated for Spring Festival this year. Tony & I were supposed to go to a CNY dinner last evening but my neighbors had to postpone it on account of having caught bad colds. When we can do the dinner is very up in the air because I’m so busy. I had made myself free for last night’s dinner,
I can only now watch the video above and see what I have missed. A nice little detail in the video is the sound of fireworks going off in the surrounding environs.
National Flag Day
On X, formerly Twitter, I learned it was national flag day in Canada. That’s subject for a rant. When I asked my son to compare the current Canadian flag with this one:
He said the one above was far more attractive. I agree. It has more detail. It was the flag for which Canadian soldiers died in WW1, WW2, and the Korean War. It was also the flag of the country to which my parents immigrated.
The current flag is really a liberal party of Canada tag and thus reminds me another national flag of a another one party state:
Furthermore, the current flag has dead shrubbery as a national symbol, and looks so 1970s..
For sure, the current flag stands out, but these days when the elite of this country are a total embarrassment, I prefer the detailed and subtle elegance of the Red Ensign.
