"Sport is part of culture and a good way to learn about another country… To discover why people are so passionate about it, it's like, 'Tell me what your sport is and I'll tell you who you are,' " he said.
This is a very cool quote that offers a lot of truth and wisdom. I feel like a lot can be said about the sport you play/watch.
He knows the class will attract students who are unfamiliar with religious studies and says that's okay. He noted, however, it's still an academic course.
It is cool to see a professor actively trying to include very diverse backgrounds come and discuss things around one, very specific topic
Two years ago, shortly after the minister moved to Montreal, he and one of his students decided the university should offer the opportunity to study whether the Canadiens are, in fact, a faith.
Interesting thought and idea of study but it seems like a pretty bold statement
The arena is their temple, the players are their saviours, and those who worship them pray that the sacrifices made on the ice — of blood, sweat and tears — will lead them to glory.
Great description that really shows how big of a deal hockey is for the Montreal Canadiens and their fans
The Richard Riot is generally considered the firstexplosion of French-Canadian nationalism, the beginning of asocial and political dynamic that shapes Canada to this day.
Crazy that a game of hockey could cause so much change
Whenever he stormed a goaltender,Richard's glare could be seen from the top row of the Forum
Definitely would've been cool to see this in person
Loud Start To The Quiet Revolution
Really good word choice for the title that symbolizes the precursor of the revolution into the revolution itself
Lacking their leader, Richard, Montreal quickly fell behind 2-0
Shows how much of an impact one player can make in a game, especially hockey.
likely suffering from a concussion
Imagine how concussed you'd actually have to be back then to be taken to the hospital
he fined Richard a record $500
I would like to know what this would be today adjusting for inflation
Maurice Richard-le Rocket
I'm not huge into hockey but my friends are and his name is always brought up when discussing the greats
The 12,023 fans
Its crazy to see how many fans attended even then
137 arrests
I understand why this is a subtitle considering this is a crazy amount of arrests
almost exclusively the property of the Montreal Canadiens, believed they were more harshly treated by league president Clarence Campbell — especially Richard — when it came time to dish out suspensions and fines.
Sounds a lot like the Browns! Its hard to win when this is actually the case
how violent the National Hockey League was in those days.
I think the violence is one of the best features of hockey, so its crazy to think that it was even more violent then. I bet the games were a great time
Maurice Richard, left, played with a fire that made him one of hockey's all-time greats but could also land him in trouble — most dramatically in March of 1955
Pretty iconic picture that I've seen before, and I'm sure it will continue that even when I'm old
They walked on snow-shoes
I've only ever heard of snow-shoes and didn't actually know if they were a real thing or not. So it'c cool to see that obviously they are a thing
Nothing remained but to cord the split wood in the shed beside the house, where it was sheltered from the snow; the huge piles mingling the resinous cypress which gives a quick hot flame, spruce and red birch, burning steadily and longer, close-grained white birch with its marble-like surface, slower yet to be consumed and leaving red embers in the morning after a long winter's night.
This is very descriptive and shows how hard they needed to work just for warmth in the winter
"It is true that I used to drink a bit, when I got back from the shanties and the drive; but that is all over now
interesting dialogue that shows what speaking was like
Well, Mr. Larouche, do things go pretty well across the water?" "Not badly, my lads, not so badly."
very simple part of the story but shows how everyday language was spoke
This chill and universal white, the humbleness of the wooden church and the wooden houses scattered along the road, the gloomy forest edging so close that it seemed to threaten, these all spoke of a harsh existence in a stern land
great descriptive detail that really paints a picture in your head at the very start
He has been; for, shortly after his death, an uncle of his, one of those most rebellious against the Faith in these countries, and an aunt of his, asked us for instruction, and have become Christians.
Interesting to see the views of the aunt and uncle to have changed based on the death
When we left the country of the Hurons, we raised both bodies out of the ground, and set them to boil in strong lye. All the bones were well scraped, and the care of drying them was given me. I put them every day into a little oven which we had, made of clay, after having heated it slightly; and, when in a state to be packed, they were separately enveloped in silk stuff. Then they were put into two small chests, and we brought them to Québek, where they are held in great veneration.
pretty interesting but also a very odd tradition/ritual. It is cool to see how highly regarded the bones were in Quebec
During all these torments, Father de [page 29] Brebœuf endured like a rock, insensible to fire and flames, which astonished all the bloodthirsty wretches who tormented him. His zeal was so great that he preached continually to these infidels, to try to convert them.
Shows an incredible amount of will power and strength in faith
After that, they made him suffer several other torments. The 1st was to make hatchets red-hot, and to apply them to the loins and under the armpits
Great description of events. The torture seems horrible and shows how prideful and bullheaded the Iroquois are
They were all covered with wounds. One had his head fractured; another his arm broken; another had an [page 25] arrow in his eye; another had his hand cut off by a blow from a hatchet
It is clear that there was definitely enemies at the fire. This makes it seem very gory and graphic, when, in actuality, this is probably something that occurred and was seen often
not only the priests, but their servants—are ready to lay down their lives
This goes to show how high they hold honor and their way of life. Its hard to say how many things i would lay down my life for in today's society
the relatives of the dead man consider themselves obliged in honor to resent it, and raise a force to attack them
This shows how highly they value honor and tradition
but, as for the children, without doubt he holds out his arms to them and draws them to himself. The eagerness they show to learn the duties of a Christian keeps us from doubting it
i think this shows the power of being indoctrinated into a specific way of thinking at a young age. It is easy to convert young children when they know little of anything else.
The evil is, they are so attached to their old customs that, knowing the beauty of truth, they are content to approve it without embracing it. Their usual reply is, oniondechouten, "Such is the custom of our country." We have fought this excuse and have taken it from their mouths, but not yet from their hearts; our Lord will do that when it shall please him.
I think this is definitely one of the more interesting sections from this article. The idea of approving something but not accepting and embracing it seems naive and stubborn to me. Even going to say it is a "custom of our country" implicates not embracing something due to tradition.
constant dread of hostile incursions from the Iroquois
This wording really shows a sort of bias towards the Hurons. It makes it seem like the iroquois are this deathly group surrounded by slaughter and dismay. However, it does portray the hardships that the hurons faced