Because I know that time is always time And place is always and only place… – T.S. Eliot, from Ash Wednesday I spent last weekend in the Berkshires, a region of western Massachusetts near the northern end of the Appalachian trail. Since 2005 I have spent one or more weekends there during the summer withContinue reading >>
What I’m Into: April 2017
April was busy! Lots of music, reading and church, so I’m linking up with Leigh Kramer to share some of what I’m into. Books Shirt of Flame: A Year with St. Therese of Lisieux This has been on my to-read list since it came out about five years ago but I never got to it.Continue reading >>
The thing worth chasing: on saying goodbye to a friend
I get awfully emotionally seeing the people I love receive the Eucharist. When I was quite ill with Crohn’s, before surgery put me into remission, I was often unable to stand through mass. I would hoist myself out of the pew with my parents or brother or now-husband, and would weep at the sight ofContinue reading >>
What I’m into, July 2016
I can’t believe August is here already, but I refuse to allow that to auger the onset of fall. It is still summer, darn it, and if this last month of break is anything like the first two, it should be magnificent. I’m linking up as always with Leigh Kramer, so be sure to readContinue reading >>
Called to serve, called to lead: My guest post at Church Life Journal
I was asked to contribute to Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal on being a leader in the Church. Turns out I had a lot to say! Read more. Like what you read, or want to stay in touch? Subscribe, or catch me on Facebook or Twitter.