My sister has been, well, my sister for decades and my roommate for nearly sixteen years. Yet we’ve never read a new-to-both-of-us book at the same time. We’re changing that up this month by reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Unsheltered, about two families who lived in a New Jersey home a century apart. I’ve enjoyed several other… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Unsheltered
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On the Nightstand: Tuesday’s Journal
It was the day after Ash Wednesday when I stopped by my business mailbox. I had about a million things on my to-do list for the coming three days, and I knew I wouldn’t get through them even with having Friday off. But along with the usual magazines and solicitations was this lovely book, written… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Tuesday’s Journal
Friends in Faith: Sister Mary Margaret Ann Schlather
Sister Mary Margaret Ann Schlather, SND, is my very favorite lector at my parish, and occasionally it’s my honor to lector with her. Her voice carries well, she makes great eye contact, and the way she proclaims makes me feel like the writer is speaking directly to me. Sister’s also a great listener, especially to God. She’s… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Sister Mary Margaret Ann Schlather
Friends in Faith: Jean Sweeney
I wanted to include a short profile of my friend Jean Sweeney in an upcoming book, but when Jean read it, she said I had given her “too much credit” for ministry to a friend. In typical Jean fashion, she went on to say she hadn’t been doing that much recently anyway… like helping women who were… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Jean Sweeney