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It’s time to visit my quotation collection again. If you are familiar with my blog, you know I collect quotes—thousands of them. I jot them on 3 X 5 index…
Read More2021: The Year of St. Joseph
On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis published an Apostolic Letter called Patris Corde, in English With a Father’s Heart. In it he recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of…
Read More“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
I just finished reading a very riveting book entitled The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The book , published in 2010, is written by Rebecca Skloot, a science writer. Though…
Read More"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
I just finished reading a very riveting book entitled The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The book , published in 2010, is written by Rebecca Skloot, a science writer. Though…
Read MoreA Lamentation for Today
The Book of Lamentations was written after the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. Its author, who remains nameless, laments the terrible destruction of the Temple, the city, and God’s…
Read MoreTales of the Weird and Wonderful
I spotted a book on display as I was passing through our library here the other day: Tales of the Weird by David Braun, editor in chief of National Geographic…
Read MorePrayer for 2020 and 2021
Let us give thanks to our Good God for all the blessings of this past year, 2020. Wait a second. Blessings? for 2020? The year that will go down in…
Read MoreI Was a Princess…A Christmas Reflection
Introduction: Christmas puts me in a pensive mood. As we continue to live during the dark days of this pandemic, I took some time to ponder some of the unearned…
Read MoreIs It Too Late?
For me, one of the saddest phrases in the English language is this: It’s too late. The words exude powerlessness, hopelessness, and perhaps even serious regret. For the truth is,…
Read More"Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life"
There’s a large book on my shelf (608 pages) that I’ve had for a number of years (the copyright is 2006). It’s entitled Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday…
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