Editorial
I especially wish to dedicate this issue to our authors who have contributed their talent and time over the past several years: Jim, Rick, Jean, Henri, Pierre, Joe, Donald, Fr. Owen, Jacques, Paul, Laurent, Charles, David, Yvon, John, Tyler, William and Tom.
However, there is one special person, whose birthday is June 24, whom I wish to honor: Jean-Baptiste Léveillée, my father. His influence formed my character and has shaped my life. Thank you, Dad. I know that you are now enjoying your much deserved reward with our Creator and our family, especially Mom, in heaven.
We welcome two new authors: Frances Lachance and Marie Rundquist.
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D'une manière spéciale aussi à nos auteurs qui ont contribué leur talent et leur temps depuis le début de cet é-zine: Jim, Rick, Jean, Henri, Pierre, Joe, Donald, M. l'abbé. Owen, Jacques, Paul, Laurent, Charles, David, Yvon, John, Tyler, William et Tom.
Mais, il y a une personne très spéciale, dont la fête se célèbre le 24 juin, et qui mérite un grand honneur: Jean-Baptiste Léveillée, mon père. Son influence m'a formé le caractère et qui dirige ma vie. Merci bien, Papa. Je sais dans mon coeur que tu est joyeux maintenant dans la présence de notre Créateur et de notre famille, surout avec Maman, au ciel.
Nous souhaitons la bienvenue à deux nouveaux auteurs: Frances Lachances et Marie Rundquist.
I wish to dedicate this month to all "men", "fathers", "grandfathers", "great-grandfathers", "cousins", "uncles" and "priests" whom I've known throughout my life and who have influenced me in one way or another. Also I wish to extend a dedication to those "men" who are our readers. Thanks for your participation in my life.
Thank you, gentlemen!
Je veux dédier cette parution à tous "les hommes", "les pères", "les grands-pères", "les arrières-grands-pères", "les cousins", "les oncles", et "les prêtres" que j'ai connus pendant ma vie and tous ceux qui m'ont influencé d'une manière ou autre. Cette dédication est aussi pour tous "les hommes" qui sont nos leceurs. Merci bien de votre participation dans ma vie.
When I was a child, my father's influence shaped my life to what it is today. There were times when I resented his influence, especially when I became a "know-it-all" teenager. However, despite this resentment, what influence he gave me at that time, stayed with me..."
A stranger came by the other day with an offer that set me to thinking. He wanted to buy the old barn that sits out by the highway. I told him right off he was crazy. He was a city type, you could tell by his clothes, his car, his hands, and the way he talked. He said he was driving by and saw that beautiful barn sitting out in the tall grass and wanted to know if it was for sale. I told him he had a funny idea of beauty...
A pastor concluded that his church was getting into serious financial troubles....
Think carefully about what you will be reading. This is a new one for me...
Fr. Kevin Kenny will be receiving the Tekakwitha Award this year during the Feast Day Mass which we will celebrate July 15, 2007, in the Coliseum at the North American Martyrs' Shrine in Auriesville, NY.
Le père Franciscain Kevin Kenny va recevoir l'Honneur Tekakwitha cette année pendant la messe de la Fête du 15 juillet, dans le Coliseum des Martyrs' Américains à Auriesville, NY.
What would Samuel de Champlain have liked to receive in recognition as Father of New France? He might have chosen one of the new scientific inventions of the age that could have helped him search the coast of North America for the entrance to the fabled Strait of Anian by which the Greek pilot Juan de Fuca claimed to have sailed in 1592 from the Pacific Ocean to the North Sea -- and then back again...
Back in 1946 George Orwell wrote eleven things that he felt were musts if one plans to make a great up of tea. During the winter I drink coffee, then when weather warms up, the spring and fall I turn to tea. I am not in one hundred percent agreement with Mr. Orwell, so I will share his thoughts on this important subject with you and then my own in blue. So as we come into spring let me introduce to the art of a nice cup of tea...
La pluie abondante qui tombe sur la région depuis le debut de la saison évoque l'année 1938 marquée par des désastres à la suite de déluges successifs. Le glissement d'une maison dans la Rivière Portneuf avait causé sept morts dans la nuit du 31 août au 1ère septembre. L'écroulement d'un pont ferroviaire à Portneuf également avait plongé dans la mort deux employées du Pacifique Canadien et blessé une trentaine de personnes. L'écrasement d'une maison sous un éboulis de roc à St-Grégoire-de-Montmorency, en pleine nuit, avait anéanti quatre personnes et causé des blessures à douze autres...
That was Mama’s favorite way of describing the hardiness and courage of our ancestors. She would remind us that they faced life’s troubles and hardships head-on, never complaining or giving up in the face of desperate times...
I'm surprised that there was no dissenting opinions to your article on married clergy and women in the church; so I'll add one and hope it gets the exposure the others got from you. As a 'cradle' Catholic and one who, along with my husband, worked for marriages in our Catholic faith, I disagree wholeheartedly with married clergy...
"This is an overwhelming experience -- here's this community [of Acadians] that is literally building itself from all corners of the world -- it's as if there were all of these related genomes rushing at each other at once trying to reconstitute!" …Marie A. Rundquist, March 2006.
In October of 2005, my maternal ancestry, starting with my mother Nancy, and continuing with my Grandmother, Asselia, became extremely significant to me; this was the month that I received my mitochondrial DNA, (abbreviated as MtDNA,) test results from the National Geographic's Genographic Project.
« Cette expérience est bouleversante : voilà une communauté [d’Acadiens] qui se construit littéralement à partir des quatre coins du monde, comme si tous ces génomes apparentés se précipitaient les uns vers les autres pour essayer de se reconstituer ! » Marie A. Rundquist, mars 2006.
En octobre 2005, mes ancêtres maternels, à commencer par ma mère Nancy et ma grand-mère Assélia, ont pris une importance toute particulière pour moi : ce mois-là, j’ai reçu les résultats du test d’ADN mitochondrial (connu sous l’abréviation ADNmt) de la part du projet génographique mené par le National Geographic.
René a passé la plus grande partie de sa jeunesse et de son adolescence dans le calme relatif des Îles-Percées. Il écoute sagement et avidement les nombreuses aventures de combats des membres de sa famille. Son père lui parle longuement des tribus amérindiennes qu'il a connu de près. Il lui apprend les rudiments des langues de ces peuplades, de leur façon de faire la guerre et de signer des traités de paix qu'ils ne respecteront pas toujours. La situation de conflits qui a existé entre Français et Iroquois s'envenime dès 1687 et il y est brutalement exposé, à l'âge de dix-neuf ans...
René spent the greater part of his youth and adolescence in the relative calm of the Îles Percées. He listened intently to the numerous war adventures told by the members of his family. His father talked to him at length about the Amerindian's tribes whom he was very familiar with. He taught him the basic of this population's language, their warfare and the manner in which they signed peace treaties, which they would not always respect. The conflicts that existed between the French and the Iroquois worsen as of 1687 and he was brutally exposed to them...
Dear All (from Layne) - This is my contribution for Earth Day, 2007, as awareness of the Earth's situation seems at last to be dawning. If you value it, I'd welcome your launching it into cyberspace, as I am doing, especially those who have group lists and blogs, etc. I'd like my name to remain attached, as I hope to see how it progresses in cyberworld. May the prayer be answered. Layne ...
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