I’ve never been a very good friend. I’m the type of person who expects to be able to pick up where a friendship has left off, regardless of whether IContinue reading >>
Reading the Passion in the Hospital Chapel
I was a little disappointed when I entered the hospital chapel. The outer wall, the façade you see from the second floor that suggests that you’re entering a chapel, isContinue reading >>
The sacrifices we don’t choose
I have a secret I have been keeping for weeks now. After only a few weeks I backed out on my usual Lenten commitment of not drinking throughout the season.Continue reading >>
Before the blizzard
The fourth Tuesday in January was not my first blizzard. A wicked nor’eastah was blowing in to Boston, and we all knew what to do, but were still giving inContinue reading >>
Why me?
A year ago I took my younger choir to sing in the beautiful chapel of the old Jesuit retreat center outside of Boston. Another example of Jesuits adapting to meetContinue reading >>