Palm Sunday was one of the few days of the year my mother went to Mass. I don’t recall ever going with her, but I do recall the way she’d carefully drape her palms around her
Category: Life in the 50s
Lent 2013, Day 39: Of Rejection… and Acceptance
HSBC, which once upon a time was the world’s local bank as well as my own, recently rejected one of my credit card transactions simply because the online merchant is based in
Lent 2013, Day 37: Make Me an Instrument
I’ve been out of town on an unplanned trip for much of the week, to see people I didn’t know and who weren’t expecting me. And I have to admit, I was a little surprised–and
Lent 2013, Day 36: They’re Baaaack… But Will They Stay?
If you’re a God-fearing, churchgoing person, you know what Palm Sunday and Holy Week, especially Easter Sunday, mean: Overcrowded pews Overcrowded parking lots Dozens of people not sure what they’re supposed to say or do You will be tempted to roll your eyes at them and throw snide remarks at them. If you are