Universe

Universe

We are an impossibility in an impossible universe. But we are an advanced breed of impossible creatures (and we live on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. (Stephen Hawking). Jesus Christ in face of St. Micheal Cathedral, Toronto

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. (Buddha). A church in Greek style, Toronto, Ontario.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. (Aldous Huxley). A church in Toronto, Ontario.

The clearest way into the great Universe is through a human wilderness. (Megan Jorgensen). Rosedale Presbyteryan Church, 129 Mount Pleasant Road.

The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. (Neil deGrasse Tyson)

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. (Aldous Huxley).Trinity Lutheran Church, East District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women. Stephen Hawking. St. Andrew United Church, Bloor street, Toronto

Stone Church: Site of Jesse Ketchum Hall. Jesse Ketchum (1780 – 1867) was a tanner, politician and generous public benefactor in the town of York. He helped to establish churches, schools and libraries. A life long opponent of the use of liquor, he worked diligently to further the cause of temperance, even calling a street which he opened his property “Temperance Street”. He built a meeting hall on site in 1848, which was used by the community for various functions. In 1853, he donated the building to the York Sons of Temperance and it remained the centre of the temperance movement in Toronto for a century. The hall was sold to the Stone Church in 1969 on condition that temperance continues to be served. In 1986, the church built a new sanctuary for their increased congregation and active downtown ministry, which maintains the temperance cause. The bricks supporting the plaque were saved from the only remaining portions of the original hall, which had undergone many alterations over the years. Toronto historical board, 1993.

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us. (Neil deGrasse Tyson). Bloor and Huron streets United Church, Toronto, Ontario.

Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Drive... wilderness will rejoice and blossom.

St. Michael’s Cathedral. The cornerstone of St. Michael’s Cathedral was laid on May 8, 1845, by the Most Reverend Michael Power, first Catholic Bishop of Toronto. Designed by William Thomas, the building is an adaptation of the 14th century English Gothic style. It was consecrated on September 29, 1848. Though the transepts remain unfinished, St. Michael’s adheres to the ancient cruciform shape of religious structures. The interior of the cathedral has undergone a number of transfromations. The great chancel window, installed in 1858, was executed by Etienne Thevenot, a gifted French artist and was donated by Bishop de Charbonnel. Construction of the tower and spire began in 1867. St. Michael’s is the principal church of Canada’s largest English-speaking Catholic archidiocese.

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. (Lao Tzu). Bloor street United Church, Huron Street

Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations. (Alan Watts). Bloor Street United Church, Toronto, Bloor and Huron Street

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over. (Guy Finley). St Thomas's Anglican United Church of Canada