We enter into Advent at the end of a peculiar year, in a disorienting time. 2017 seems determined to draw to a close with non-stop revelations of powerful people treating others poorly. Most of these are dubbed “sexual misconduct”, but these transgressions are about misuse of power, and the use of sex organs, sexual actsContinue reading >>
A good interpretation
It is necessary to suppose that every good Christian is more ready to put a good interpretation on another’s statement than to condemn it as false. – St Ignatius of Loyola Is there a work of art, or piece of writing, that means something different to you each time you come back to it? ItsContinue 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 >>
Never quite a finish line
Yesterday was one of the finest days in Boston: Marathon Monday. Spectators line the streets from Hopkinton to Copley Square to send good energy to the tens of thousands of runners who take on the challenge of Heartbreak Hill and the rest of the 26.2 miles. Though I doubt I’ll ever run a marathon (half-marathonsContinue reading >>
Remembering Jesus
Holy Week is here, and I am remembering. Through the challenging years that I was very sick, the Triduum frequently took on special meaning. My heart was fragile and understood the drama and trauma of Jesus’s Passion. The year that included two surgeries I gave up on Lent halfway through, so exhausted by the sacrifice ofContinue reading >>
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