Pre-Armageddon, or scientific phenomenon? Pondering today’s worldwide calamities. Please leave your comments for discussion (Scripture...

The Christmas that followed our move to 19 Cedar St. in 1955, was the time when Norman, Glen, Kenny, Mary, David, Joanne and I received a...

As the second oldest of nine children I often helped my mom look after my younger siblings including feeding the babies their bottles. My...

When I was growing up in Saint John NB during the mid-1940’s to the mid 1960’s we lived in the north end of the city. In those days we...

The picture below shows a “replica” of our first Christmas tree. Cindy and I were married February 2, 1978. We were starting our lives...

In 1956 when my siblings and I were youngsters we lived at 19 Cedar Street in Saint John NB. One Christmas evening my four brothers and...

It was Christmas Eve 1956, in Saint John NB, my dad, Jack Pierce, arrived early to attend midnight mass at St. Peter’s Redemptorist...

Manchester, Robertson, and Allison, best known as MRA’s, was the largest department store in St. John, New Brunswick. It was founded by...

(Annie Oakley was an American Sharpshooter 1860-1926) It was Christmas Eve, 1952, in Saint John NB. My older brother Norman and I were...

During the week leading up to Christmas I was visiting our community at Gerrard House in Toronto where our theology students lived. I am...

Newspaper Delivery Helps & Hazards. (Part 4 of a 4 part series) Every customer on my paper route had their own preferences about where...

Little David and the Blizzard of 1960. (Part 3 of a 4 part series) Now allow me to tell you about my little brother David and the...

Ben Hur and the Snow Storm of 1959! (Part 2 of a 4 part series) On a stormy January day in 1959 Saint John New Brunswick was getting the...

I learned to play Chess when I was about 12 years old. My brothers and I used to play for fun. Never for competitions or in public....

The Late Rent Money (Part 1 of a 4 part series) When I was a kid I collected and sold beer bottles that I found in laneways, between...

Mary Killen lived in Saint John, New Brunswick, and was one of my Mom’s best friends. Mary was elderly and lived alone and when she...

My dad was always a fun loving character. One Halloween, he decided it would be fun to create a type of mini haunted house experience at...

By Raymond Pierce My true story that inspired me to be passionate about bringing Joy and Laughter to the residents of Health Care...

Halloween at Holy Redeemer College Retreat and Conference Center in Windsor, Ontario was generally very quiet. Our building was four...

Years ago I had a cat named Nancy. I was also with a guy who used to hunt. I would go with him up to North Woods in Maine. We had a...