Finding Romance in the Simple Moments of Life
Sharing a home-cooked meal and cleaning up the kitchen afterward aren’t Hollywood’s ideas of a winning Rom-Com, but I’ve found that those genuine moments nurture…
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Out With The Old — Or Not?
I watched a video today in which Thoreau was quoted as saying, “Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.” The video was by Patagonia…
A Living-With-Less Challenge
The pilgrims of the Middle Ages didn’t carry much of anything. Images depict them in a long cloaks and simple sandals, a walking stick in…
Decisions, Decisions
As a Resident Assistant at the University of Scranton, one of my jobs was to promote activities being held in our building. This usually involved…
Taking It to the Bank
As reforms begin at the Vatican Bank, more officially known as the Institute for the Works of Religion, Pope Francis has also taken on global,…
Spring (Cleaning) Is in the Air
It’s spring! Well, on the calendar at least. No matter the temperature, many are feeling their spirits lighten. We’re waking up from winter hibernation. We’re…
Lessons in Simplifying Your Stuff
Our new pope decided he preferred a two-room suite to the 12-room apartment his predecessors have occupied since the early 1900s. He cited reasons of…
The Pope’s (Simple) New Digs
Pope Francis has announced that he will not be living in the papal apartment but rather will remain in the Vatican guesthouse where the cardinals stayed during the conclave. (He’ll upgrade to a slightly larger room in the guesthouse so he can receive visitors in a larger living room.)
Simple Home: Detaching from the “stuff” of life
I come from a family that shows its love through gift giving. I think this stems from La Lupe. She raised eight kids on the…
Simple Work
I am a workaholic. When I have a job to do I am almost obsessive about it. Especially working in education, there is just so…
