About the Author

Jack Scissons (B.A., MSW, MCIP, RRP, retired) was born in 1939 and has been a lifelong practicing Catholic. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. After working as a priest in both Canada and Brazil, he resigned from the priesthood in 1970. He worked approximately 32 years as a city planner revitalizing older inner-city neighbourhoods. He is retired and lives with his wife Kathleen in Calgary.