My father is not an effusive man. Once a year at the holidays he compliments my singing at mass, and quips that his kind words are my Christmas present. I’ve noticed that his main way of complimenting me is to demand I do something of which he thinks I am capable. The list of thingsContinue reading >>
As Autumn Encroaches
For a week or so now I have been increasingly anxious for no good reason, snapping more at the people I love, freaking out a little worse when I spill a drink or break a glass. This is the time of year when I’m not sure if I’m stressed because I’m leaving the leisure ofContinue reading >>
5-year rewind: To reach the goal is nothing else but the will to go
In honor of my five-year anniversary blogging at Felice Mi Fa, I am sharing five of my favorite, most meaningful posts. I have always really liked this post entitled “To reach the goal is nothing else but the will to go“, which could alternately be titled “St Augustine and me”. It’s hard for me to put myContinue reading >>
5-year rewind: Life is not ended, just changed
In honor of my five-year anniversary blogging at Felice Mi Fa, I am sharing five of my favorite, most meaningful posts. I wrote “Life is not ended, just changed” in a state of profound grief during the summer of 2009. The words poured out of me during a summer class I was taking, and I scribbledContinue reading >>
A strong driving wind
I read the first reading of today’s readings for Pentecost at my Confirmation. I loved the auditory “image” of a sound like a strong driving wind – something swirling into the room that had the power to embolden, to change life and people for the better. Through the peculiarities of Archdiocesan scheduling, my parish confirmedContinue reading >>
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