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01, 2019
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12, 2018
Selfies and looking beyond the lens
Selfies and looking beyond the lens by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University Recently I Googled the term “selfie” and determined quickly that no further research into the matter was needed. What I found were endless varieties of scantily clad self-representations, with very little analysis about why anyone would transmit these images about themselves, [...]
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11, 2018
Like Sand through the Hourglass
Like Sand through the Hourglass by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University “So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance—like the sand of the sea—that he stopped measuring it; it was beyond measure.” ~ Genesis 41:49 ~ One of the realities of the twenty-first century is an increased awareness that what might have once [...]
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08, 2018
Persistence Of Vision
The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16: 7 I have always been fascinated by film. Certainly the spectacle of celluloid is exhilarating, and there would be few of us in the Western world who could [...]
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04, 2018
The Alphabet of Giants
The Alphabet of Giants by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University “All things came into being through Him” ~ John 1:3 ~ Thanks to generous donors, St. Mary’s University in Calgary was recently able to complete the restoration of our nearly 100-year-old water tower. Built by the Sisters of Providence in 1921, the tower [...]
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03, 2018
The Accent of God
The Accent of God by Dr. Gerry Turcotte, President, St. Mary’s University the Lord confused the language of all the earth… ~Genesis 11:9~ As someone who grew up between languages, I have always been fascinated by the idea of translation. With a father who didn’t speak English and a mother who didn’t speak French, I [...]
