The Quotation of the Week (August 4 - 10, 2019)

A quotation of Steven Weinberg on 'good people
who use religion to do evil,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (The evil condition of a tree in Toronto, July 2019)

 by Joachim Romeo D'Costa

PhotoSpeak: A Bird, Its Eggs, And Its Birdlings

A bird incubating its eggs in its nest 
near a house doorway in Toronto

 Photo by Jerome D'Costa (May 2019)

These three eggs being incubated 
by the above-mentioned bird

 Photo by Joachim Romeo D'Costa (May 2019)

Newly-hatched birdlings eager 
to meet their hunger for food 

Photo by Joachim Romeo D'Costa (May 2019)

Birdlings are growing up

 Photo by Joachim Romeo D'Costa (June 2019)

Birdlings are more mature now,
they are about to fly out of their nest

  Photo by Joachim Romeo D'Costa (June 2019)

Birdlings have already left their nest
for the open world

 Photo by Joachim Romeo D'Costa (June 2019)

(Updated on June 18, 2019)

Work Of A Budding Artist

A five-year-old artist
with his work in Toronto 

Photo (Dec. 2018) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa 

The Quotation of the Week (July 15 - 21, 2018)

A quotation of Martha Graham on 'adversity,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (A house on fire in Huntingwood area of Toronto at 11:21 p.m.: July 3, 2018) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (July 8 - 14, 2018)

A quotation of Banksy on 'graffitti,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (A graffitti on a park wall in Toronto: July, 2018) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (January 14 - 20, 2018)

Quotations of Henri Matisse, Anton Chekhov, and Pablo Picasso on 'creativity,' and 'art,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (Christmas decorations with lighting at the Eaton Centre of downtown Toronto: Dec. 2017) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Frozen Niagara Falls: Result of the Extreme Cold Winter

Frozen American Niagara Falls and a portion of the Niagara River on the U.S. side as seen from the Canadian side

Frozen Horseshoe Niagara Falls on the Canadian side 

Photos © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

(Saturday, January 6, 2018)

The Niagara Falls As Seen From Nearby Sheraton On the Falls Hotel, Canada

Colourful lights reflect at night from the Niagara Falls on the U.S. side. The water in the adjacent Niagara River is frozen due to the extremely cold winter.

The Niagara Falls on the U.S. side as seen from the Canadian side

Night view of the Niagara Falls on the U.S. side as seen from the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel on the Canadian side

The Niagara Falls on the U.S. side (left) and the Niagara Falls on the Canadian side (right)

Photos © Joachim Romeo D'Costa 

(Friday night -- January 5, 2018)

The Quotation of the Week (August 10 - 16, 2014)

A quotation of Aristotle on 'man and animals,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (A Canadian goose in a lawn in Toronto: April 23, 2013) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (June 8 - 14, 2014)

A quotation of George Bernard Shaw on 'progress,' compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (The CN Tower in Toronto: Feb. 24, 2013) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (May 27-June 2, 2012)

A sunset over Toronto

A quotation on 'creativity' by Albert Einstein, compiled by Jerome D'Costa

Photo (September 15, 2010) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

The Quotation of the Week (January 1-7, 2012)

Roadside fruit vendors in Dhaka City selling mangoes

Photo (Dhaka: July 4, 2011) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Coadjutor Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, CSC, Becomes the Archbishop of Dhaka

Coadjutor Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, CSC

Photo (Toronto: October 24, 2010) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Pope Benedict XVI, on October 22, accepted the resignation of Archbishop Paulinus Costa and made Coadjutor Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, CSC, the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, reports the Vatican Information Service (VIS).

The resignation of Archbishop Paulinus Costa came upon his reaching the age of 75, the Church's retirement age for a bishop or archbishop.

In a public function, to be announced soon, new Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, CSC, and outgoing Archbishop Paulinus Costa will be feted. 

Archbishop Paulinus Costa was first the bishop of the Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh for nine years before becoming the archbishop of Dhaka on September 9, 2005.

Archbishop Paulinus Costa (Photo courtesy: www.ucanews.com/)

Again to the Sauble Beach, Ontario!

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It was the second consecutive year that we headed for the Sauble Beach this year on September 2-5 for the sun, sand and swim. Our trip to the beach last year was so enjoyable that we repeated our short sojourn there.

This year we stayed at one of the Bel-Air cottages where we could cook our own meals. Last year we stayed in one of the Bel-Air motels where there are no cooking facilities available.

The following photos give you a glimpse of the sun, sand and swim that one can enjoy at this well-kept beach. The sunset scenes are always different and they linger on in your mind for days to come.

The welcome signboard can be seen from afar

Some people play volleyball, others swim
or use rubber dingy to go to the water

Parents help their children build sand castles

Sunbathing, reading, resting and recreation can go hand in hand

More sunbathers and readers

Three bathers taking a walk before their dive into the water

A little but happy swimmer returning to her parents
after completion of her first round of swimming

Another bather in the water

Swimmers and bathers enjoying their time in the water

Some swimmers get attracted to brave
the higher waves during the sunset period

A boy plays with his "tiger" -- a plastic floating device --
before venturing into the water

Two girls are trying to swim with their colourful swim tubes

A young man is windsurfing in the water

A girl surfs with the oncoming waves

Flying seagulls add a beauty to the surrounding scenes

A seagull is diving to retrieve a fish that got away from its grip

A bird in search of food in the sand after water was on the wane

Birds of another species are in a dignified walk for their food

Why only humans need a bath? Birds do, too!
A seagull is taking a bath by flipping in the shallow water

Look at the sky and see how its colour begins to change
before and after the sunset. This is a pre-sunset scene.

Another pre-sunset scene

A beautiful sunset scene

Another change in the same sunset environment

More changes in the sunset scene

A sunbather and swimmer is trying
to hold the setting sun by her palm

A couple is enjoying a romantic sunset scene together

Photos (SaubleBeach: September 2-5, 2011) © Jerome and Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Sister Marian Teresa Gomes, CSC, of Bangladesh Dies

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The photo of Sister Marian Teresa Gomes, CSC,
displayed during the funeral Mass
at the Holy Rosary Church of Tejgaon, Dhaka

Sister Marian Teresa's coffin in the church during the funeral Mass

Photos (Dhaka: July 6, 2011) © Joachim Romeo D'Costa

Sister Marian Teresa Gomes, CSC, the first Bangali (Bengalee) Holy Cross nun from Bangladesh died in her sleep on June 25 in Le Mans, France, while attending the 2011 International Session on the Holy Cross Spirituality.

Her funeral Mass, officiated by Dhaka’s Archbishop Paulinus Costa, was held at Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka on July 6. Other co-celebrants were Coadjutor Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, CSC; Vatican ambassador to Bangladesh Archbishop Joseph Marino; Bishop Theotonius Gomes, CSC; Bishop Bijoy D’Cruze, OMI; Bishop Lawrence Subrata Howlader, CSC; and a large contingent of diocesan and Religious priests. Many Brothers and Sisters from the Holy Cross and other congregations and lay men and women – including Sister Teresa’s relatives were also present. Sister’s old mother and only brother Dr. Lawrence Gomes, who lives in the USA, attended the funeral service.

Among the dignitaries were Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, a former student of Holy Cross College where Sister Marian Teresa was the principal, and State Minister for Cultural Affairs Mr. Promode Mankin. A sizable number of present and past students of Holy Cross High School and College paid their last tribute to her. Later Sister Teresa was buried at the Holy Cross Sisters' cemetery at Bhadun, a suburb of Dhaka.

Sister Marian Teresa Gomes had a colourful career as a nun. She was the principal of both Holy Cross High School and College for 38 years, gave leadership to the Bangladesh Conference of the Religious (BCR) as its President, was a member of the Episcopal Commission for Education and Government’s Board of Education, provided formation education to Holy Cross Sisters in Africa and was an elected member of the Leadership Team of the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Cross at Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.

Sister Teresa was born on November 27, 1936 at Golla of Dhaka District. She studied at St. Thecla's Primary School at Golla and St. Xavier’s Girls’ High School in Dhaka. She did her B.A. from Holy Cross College, Dhaka, and B.Ed. from Mymensingh Women’s College, M.Ed. from the University of Dhaka and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.