Photo Credit: Sisters of Charity                A puppy is a puppy is a puppy.                He’s probably in a basket with a bunch                      of other puppies.                Then he’s a little older and he’s nothing                      but a bundle of longing.                 He doesn’t even understand it.                  Then someone picks him up and says,                         “I want this one.”                                                             (Mary Oliver)... Continue Reading →

Photo credit: Pixabay.com This past week has challenged our souls with the desire to help others immediately and generously. By ‘others’ I mean Haitians, the citizens of a nation so poor it has been called “the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere.” Haitians are eating dried grass and drinking dirty run off water. They are,... Continue Reading →

I’m guessing you are as distressed as I am these days with the behavior of our fellow-citizens refusing to abide by CDC guidelines putting at risk all others around them, especially children.  The resultant violent reactions are also frightening and sometimes life threatening.  One can hardly turn on the news without being assaulted by the fighting, cursing,... Continue Reading →

I’m sure you are like me and wonder about the connection between our need for technology and our obsession with it. I’m part of the generation who opted to live in the library during my college years and even in my teaching years as well. All the answers were there and it took all day... Continue Reading →

Photo credit: Pixabay.com Time for another shot in the arm, a shot of optimism.  We have been battling Covid and Delta and getting our vaccinations, wearing our masks, and doing all we can to avert further spread of this deadly pandemic.  Every so often I write something to lift your spirits, my readers and Anonymous Angels, and... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com A thought-provoking article on the importance of the arcane but useful study of Latin was recently published by Commonweal, a Catholic magazine that informs both mind and soul. The author, Cathleen Kaveny, a theology and law professor for the University of Notre Dame, laments quite cogently the recent action of the Classics Department... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Yesterday, July 18, a meaningful celebration took place in Trinidad, Colorado dedicating The Sister Blandina Gardens and commemorating the 444 Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati who have served in the Trinidad area since Blandina’s arrival in 1872. Who is Sister Blandina Segale, SC? It just so happens that she was... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com Scientific legend has it that Enrico Fermi, one of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, looked up from his lunch one day in Los Alamos, New Mexico and simply asked, “Where are they?” This became known, famously, as ‘Fermi’s paradox,’ which sparked the initiative of many young scientists to create equations... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com In one of my posts, several months back, I explained the spiritual belief in the ‘thin line’, a pre-Christian spirituality in Ireland which later became part of Christian Celtic spirituality. It is widely venerated in the British Isles today and in much of the world. I thought of the ‘thin line’ the... Continue Reading →

Photo Credit: Pixabay.com In the past, I have posted conversations between Champ and Major, the Biden family’s German Shepherds. Champ passed away last week and his little brother, Major, has been very sad. I have written a letter to him. Hi Major:  I see you there, solitary, by the fireplace, head down on your paws, eyes... Continue Reading →