Fr. Eric Nicolai welcomes the staff at Hawthorn School (Toronto) to a new academic year, with an appeal to embrace the new challenges with magnanimity and humble joy. St. Peter was called the rock by Jesus, even though he was often emotional and unstable. But with God's grace he became the support that others needed.

Music: Waltz No 1 from Op 121 by Ferdinando Carulli Played by Cristian Garcia.

Thumbnail: Jimmy Stewart from the movie, Its a Wonderful Life (1946).