Little Big Things

It might be strange to think of the absence of religion in a place like Québec: even though the province is now officially secular (and policy takes it to an extreme that has been roundly criticized by the rest of the country ), religion is a near-constant presence in its architecture. Since much of the population was historically Roman Catholic, there is no shortage of churches, crosses, and other forms of Christian iconography scattered throughout the landscape. Instead, when I speak of "faith in the absence of religion", I am referring more to myself. That seems to be the thing about this "Beauty in Stillness" series: three parts, each with its own distinct lens. In the first post about Vieux-Québec, I brought up the questions I had about "great man history"; in the second post about Montréal, I wanted to caution against looking at Indigenous-settler relations through the idyllic lens of the fur trade. This time, though, while Canada as a country is sti