Eating a tomato sandwich in October
My father grows the best tomatoes. Every year, during what New Englanders can still quaintly call “harvest time”, that time when we race the calendar to make the most of […]
food
What I’m into, March 2017
March: busy, musical, Lenten. Here’s what I’ve been into. Books God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary I was delighted to get an early peek at Andy Otto’s God Moments
The privilege of eating; the privilege of flesh
A year ago I was beautiful. ***** One sunny afternoon on our second summer in Assisi, Robert and I decided to explore the bosco, a forest walk next to the
7 Lenten ideas that have nothing to do with candy
I’m reposting one of my favorite collections of spiritual suggestions, full of resources for a fruitful Lent. Rather than try to come up with a new batch of ideas, why
When Lent can’t be about playing with your food
Food is literally what gets us through the day. It gathers us together, it gives us joy, it affects our bodies, and it inspires our creativity. For these reasons I’ve