A prayer attributed to St. Theresa of Lisieux:

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

In war we often see only the frontline stories of soldiers and combat.

AT TEDGlobal 2010, Zainab Salbi tells powerful "backline" stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts, and calls for women to have a place at the negotiating table once fighting is over.

An amazing talk by an amazing woman...

I do something physical most days: spin on Pinkie Patti's back in the morning while she's still asleep, walk in the afternoon, or  swim in nearby Lake Memphremagog.

Sometimes Pinkie Patti and I play a few holes of golf in the late afternoon (amazingly, she still hits a good ball at 84, despite her Alzheimer's).

Rape is by no means a laughing matter.

But using humour to get a message across in a way that makes it easy for people to understand, share and support makes infinite sense.

Here are four superbly funny and tragically tongue-in-cheek takes on the legitimate rape issue: