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1. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Bobby Walsh Columnist

   Sudbury faith: How you listen shows how you love (opens the original)

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   “Listening is so close to love, that it is often understood as love.” That’s what I’ve heard. Once, a teacher went up to Jesus and asked him what the greatest commandment of all was. Jesus responds by quoting what is called the “Sh’ma Yisrael,” which is a prayer that serves as a centrepiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer. He says, “The most important one is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with al

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2. Article · Aug 2, 2026 · Bobby Walsh Columnist

   Sudbury faith: When a bottle of beer is your only friend (opens the original)

   Excerpt · Neutral tone · English

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   A man is sitting in the kitchen talking to his bottle of beer. “You’re the only friend I have …” That was my dad. He had learned to hide himself in a bottle from his father. My disgusted teenage brain swore I would never be like him. But – within a few years – I found myself taking a swig from my mickey of whisky before I even lit up my morning cigarette. I, too, had learned to hide myself inside a bottle. Like Father – like son. Hiding seems to be built into our nature, and we have oh so many w

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