Bond Movie: Went and saw the new James Bond movie tonight – Casino Royale. This is a good movie. Not only that – it’s a good Bond movie. Daniel Craig may give Sean Connery a run for his money as the best James Bond. This is a different kind of Bond though…colder…one more familiar with pain and suffering than the others – one who does not romanticize the killing the way the past Bonds have.

 

Anyhow – it’s good but abide by the rating and note it is a fairly violent piece of work (although the skin has been toned down).

 

The Rural Poor: The Senate released a prelimanary report today of the rural poor entitled – Freefall. It is 88 pages long and takes a pretty serious look at the plight of rural Canadians who are living in poverty. According to the study there are more rural poor than urban poor. Of course the urban poor are more visible. In the study they call the rural poor invisible because they tend to have an culture that keeps their poverty to themselves.

 

For the Church the poor have always been a key responsibility. They must be close to the heart of the Church because they are close to God’s heart. The challenge for the rural church though is how do you work to alleviate the plight of the rural poor when they tend to keep to themselves their struggle. In the city the poor are easy to find…and services are reasonably centralized and accessible. It is not the same in the country.

 

Anyhow you can view a copy of the report from the Senate by visiting their website at: