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RevDaniel

@revdaniel.bsky.social
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Jesus, Justice and a side of Jazz Hands. Canadian Anglican priest. Husband to James. Dogdad to Chester. (He /Him) This is my only account.

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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 15h
It was a joy to pray today for @stjohnsdixiechurch.bsky.social parishioner Cathy, who has become an Oblate of the Sisters of St. John the Divine, an order I have fond associations with having once worked in their Guest House when I first came to Toronto. Blessings in your journey of faith Cathy.
Me in my priests vestments praying for Cathy with a hand on her shoulder, as we stand in solidarity the chancel of the church.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
James is in Chicago this week. Chester has an entire side of a king size bed all to himself. But no…. #DailyChester
Me in bed with my sheepadoodle lying on top of me. View from above showing his head on my torso and one of his front paws grasping my arm.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In a magazine from “Royal Historic Palaces.” Umm, you’d think they would know that Elizabeth I wasn’t England’s first “sovereign Queen”. Her half sister Mary Tudor would like a word. And things may get bloody.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s nice that the cleaners always dust off my desk, but…
Photo of desk showing two photograph with the frames set on their edges.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s taken me almost three decades of parish ministry and a serious period of burnout to learn to be flexible about “work hours”. If I’m working all afternoon and evening, I don’t need to be in the office first thing in the morning. I really should have had a dog this whole time. #DailyChester
Me and my dog seated on a rock overlooking the bay
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I love these - what I affectionately call “F.U. flowers” - when everything else in the garden has wilted or faded but one stalwart bloom is all “Don’t care! Not going yet!”
Yellow flower against a backdrop of dry, wilted plants.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tis a bit chilly this morning. 🥶
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We all try hairstyles that we later regret…. #DailyChester
Sheepadoodle looking over his shoulder with one ear flipped over top of his head Same dog viewed from the back.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Chester’s lawyers are looking into copyright infringement #DailyChester
Poster at dog park showing a cockapoo and the text: Chester; the all in one app for pet professionals
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Whenever I take #DailyChester to the car, we go outside so that he can pee and then we take a staircase down to the parking garage. Chester walks these stairs a half dozen times a week, but he always stops halfway down and resists going. I’ve explained he’s not a Romanov and need not fear basements
Sheepadoodle standing resolutely on the landing of a staircase.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He’s a blessing every day. A hot, heavy, scruffy, gritty, loveable, cuddly blessing. #DailyChester
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
All Things Bright and Beautiful”. Annual St. Francis Day Blessing of Animals @stjohnsdixiechurch.bsky.social Thank you Sister Rain for departing mid morning. Thank you Brother Sun for shining. And thank you Sibling Squirrels for not pelting us with acorns as we sat under your tree.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Beauty sleep before he comes to church tomorrow afternoon for the annual pet blessing. Goodnight Bluesky. May you all sleep as peacefully, knowing yourselves to be as deeply loved. #DailyChester
Sheepadoodle curled up on a dog bed.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Chester: Package Inspector #DailyChester
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Autumn kicking into gear. 🍃🍂🍁
A bench against a sunlit backdrop of trees. A path winding through a wooded canopy slowly beginning to change leaf-colour Trees casting long shadows as the sun sets behind them.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Asleep in the backseat on the way home from the beach. #DailyChester
Sheepadoodle asleep in the hammock that covers the backseat of car.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A gorgeous October morning with my guys. ☀️🍂🍃🍁🌊 #DailyChester
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pope Leo is being called “the anti-MAGA” Pope. While he is no fan of Trump or his administration I don’t think he’s anti-MAGA so much as just “pro Gospel”. That MAGA and the teachings of Jesus are completely contradictory should be obvious to anyone with even a cursory familiarly with the Gospel.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I have often wondered if it enrages Evangelicals that Linus is standing on a stage, proclaiming the nativity of Christ as "the real meaning of Christmas" when two months earlier he was waiting in a pumpkin patch for his great Halloween deity to appear.
Linus reciting the Nativity story from Luke's Gospel in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"Linus in a pumpkin patch holding a sign saying "Welcome Great Pumpkin" in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Funny, that.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chester’s Daycare Report Card. Clearly ensuring that the staff know that their chief responsibility is to pet him.
Demeanour may vary throughout their stay: good natured, pleasant, polite, so cute! Observing, affectionate, adorable, joyful, the sweetest dog ever, do you have any idea how good it feels to be pet?
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chester made two new friends at Daycare: Both made the mistake of trying to lure Chester from “his place” at the top of the ramp leading up to the window. Edison tried to get Chester to play. Carly tried seduction. Chester, like Jesus in the desert, resisted all temptation. #DailyChester
Chester sitting near a window ignoring another dog standing behind him. Chester still at same window, ignoring another dog who is pushing her nose into his face.
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Timeline cleanse. “A Floof in Fall” #DailyChester
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We walked sedately around the beach, but then we went over to a grassy area under the trees to chase his ball. I gave Chester a bath last night, and I am determined that he stays clean for at least 36 hrs. #DailyChester
Me and my sheep doodle posing next to the lakeMy sheep doodle running towards the camera across the grass under trees
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We had a wonderful "Season of Creation" Eucharist today @stjohnsdixiechurch.bsky.social , in an All Ages Eucharist, led by the youth and children of our congregation. Always chaotic. Always so much fun. Always exhausting....I need a nap!
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Harvest Moon rising over the CN Tower.
Top of CN Tower (revolving restaurant) with the full moon  next to it.
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