Photo Credit: Pixabay.com At the height of the pandemic, I wrote a blog on ‘loneliness.’ Many of my readers responded personally after reading it and I have since noticed an increase in people wanting to discuss the effects of loneliness in their spiritual lives. It seems we are not done with learning about loneliness, and... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: (clockwise) The Times, UK; Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth; Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland The recent decision of the Sisters of Charity of New York not to accept candidates for their community has stirred questions among Catholics and even non-Catholics as to the future of religious communities of women. Most people are aware of the... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati The title of this blog, in-all-things-charity, keeps its writer vigilant for news of kindness on the global scene. The blog is meant to help its readers be aware of where help is needed and what can inspire us to do more for others even if we cannot engage in... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com One of the sisters with whom I live receives occasional letters from an American friend, Rick, and his Ukrainian wife, Ulyana, who live in Lviv, Ukraine. Both are associated with the L’Arche community in their city.  L’Arche is an international network of faith-based communities of disabled and intellectually challenged adults, referred to as... Continue Reading →

Photo credit: Pixabay.com There is no credible proof of her ancestry nor of the claims that she was a prostitute before meeting Christ. Some, like the writer of the popular streaming series titled, The Chosen, have embellished the theory that her alleged sexual depravity made her vulnerable to possession of the devil. There is no factual, scriptural... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com I remember clearly the winter’s night my ten-year-old brother was reading a book that stirred in him an empathy I had not seen before. (After all, he was a younger brother!!) We were reading books on our living room floor, a happy night’s entertainment before television entered our lives. Our rural school in... Continue Reading →

Not much has been happening these days at the White House with the First Pets, Commander, the dog and Willow, the cat. But we sneaked into the First Family’s living room where the pets get together each day and share their adventures. We record these for our blog because they are very insightful from a... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com College graduation season has just finished, and our enthusiastic, young graduates are out looking for work to jump start the careers for which they trained.  I noticed all the TV ads that wished our grads success.  There were clips of the classes marching into Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance their faces absolutely radiant with joy.  There... Continue Reading →

Hmmm.  So, what is the secret of a good life?  Free life on an ocean shore surfing all day?  Having lots of wealth allowing exotic travel, enjoying a massive home in the Hampstead or the coasts in Florida and the Carolinas?  Maybe living part time in Italy or the alcoves of France and European countries?  Hmmm.  Again, what is wealth?  Does it... Continue Reading →

My Dad loved all sports.  That seems to be the quality that most dads have and pass on to their offspring.  Conversational dinners at our house consisted of rehashing whatever seasonal championships were underway, which players were advancing in stats or being exchanged for other players or in a slump.  The scores of games were dissected with the... Continue Reading →