Consolation, Desolation, and Hope: Learning From Christ’s Passion
My good friend and Jesuit priest Fr. Kevin Spinale emailed me on Mardi Gras to check in on how I was doing: “Pax. I hope…
My good friend and Jesuit priest Fr. Kevin Spinale emailed me on Mardi Gras to check in on how I was doing: “Pax. I hope…
In the Sacrament of Matrimony, we are called to love each other fully in word, spirit, and deed, not only on our wedding day, but…
A few years ago, during a Saturday session of my doctoral class called “Critical Issues in Educational Leadership,” we compared charter versus public schools, a…
If dogs had resumes, they would boast a long list of services. As personal trainers, they get us off the couch to exercise. As wellness…
My friend Tanna lives in Louisiana. No, that’s not the start of a children’s nursery rhyme. I met Tanna back in high school when we…
A few years ago, I was asked to sit on an alumnae panel at my high school to talk about life in college and beyond.…
While I am an avid hiker, I had never been camping before, and last year seemed like a good time to start. COVID restrictions made…
My husband Arthur and I are, in many ways, total opposites. I write; he welds. I think big-picture, while he minds the details. I’m risk-averse,…
Growing up, my mother’s garden was my heaven. There was no other way to describe it. We were blessed to have a decent-sized backyard in…
It was the first time I was shocked after walking into a church. What took me aback during our family trip to Italy seven years…