Thomas Froese

Forget the bunker, we should be bonding

Thomas Froese — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:08:14 +0000

Here’s something on the always relevant topic of how to have a slumber party with a world leader. But first let’s touch on bunkers and surviving the apocalypse. Today is the anniversary of D-Day, the June 6, 1944 Allied invasion that helped end the Second World War, but not all war.

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Let’s work to improve lives, not end them

Thomas Froese — Sun, 24 May 2026 02:17:11 +0000

Wander just about anywhere in our time and find something about mental wellbeing. In Berlin I once passed a bus shelter ad saying “Schweigen kostet Leben,” or “Silence costs lives.” An aging gentleman has his mouth taped shut. Someone’s father, likely? Grandfather?

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We all need rescuing from this broken world

Thomas Froese — Sat, 09 May 2026 22:41:26 +0000

We can’t talk about rescuing mothers without talking about rescuing children, never mind rescuing starfish. But first, Hannah, my daughter. Not that she’s the only person in the world who’s ever been rescued. She’s not. But on a weekend to celebrate mothers, here’s her story.

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Learning about the meaning of life in your pyjamas

Thomas Froese — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:43:45 +0000

So I was walking the dog with another dog walker and he told me how his daughter puts her boyfriend to sleep by reading to him. Go on, I said, so he did. This father, Tim, told me about his daughter’s bedtime reading habits. And his. When Tim goes down, he reads, falls

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Lessons from a silly old bear

Thomas Froese — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:40:35 +0000

Lately, wandering around and doing nothing in particular, I’ve been reminded how the world would be a more peaceful place if we bothered more with Winnie-the-Pooh. Now you may think that an imagined bear who is of little brain and doesn’t wear pants isn’t someone to

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A spring reflection on forgiveness and renewal

Thomas Froese — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:19:29 +0000

Speaking of spring, here’s a thought. Given the choice to be a human who walks on the ground or a seed that’s planted into the ground, most of us would opt for the human experience despite the various headaches involved. Not that seeds can’t have their day in the sun, so to

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An exploration of love and loss

Thomas Froese — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:38:56 +0000

Before Sunday's Academy Awards, here’s a family story. He was 18 and she was 26 and pregnant, so they had a so-called shotgun wedding to save face, his and hers and the parents and the face of the family dog for all we know. Despite the odds, the marriage of Bill and Anne

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Reflections on Canada’s Olympic hockey setback

Thomas Froese — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 03:30:52 +0000

“Here we go again.” That’s all it said. The note came from an American friend from over the border. It was just before overtime last Sunday morning, before Team Canada and Team USA were to finish their Olympic gold hockey battle in Milano Cortina. My friend Brian knew

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How our family stories shape our lives today

Thomas Froese — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:31:02 +0000

BERLIN – The German capital knows winter these days. An ice storm recently canceled hundreds of flights including yours. But Tante Eva, your mother’s sister, has her warmth. You’re visiting while returning to Canada from work in East Africa. It’s good. In any season, Berlin,

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Life from the back of a boda-boda

Thomas Froese — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:30:56 +0000

Before I tell you about the boda-boda driver Godfrey, let me thank the government of Uganda for helping with my recent internet cleanse. Authorities turned the internet off during Uganda’s mid-January election to apparently give opportunity to reflect, to look in the mirror.

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