What does it take to feed 200 or so people? A big ham. Five pounds of pulled pork. Three casseroles. The equivalent of three or four fruit plates. A veggie platter. Six packages of
Category: Spirituality
Simbang Gabi 2012, Day 1: Of Passages
In case you haven’t seen 4:15 a.m. lately, I’ll clue you in. It’s really dark then. And it comes really early, even when you practice by getting up at 5 or 5:30 the two previous days. It’s that time of year again, when St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Arlington hosts that
Letting Go of Perfection, and Enjoying the Ride
I’ve been going to a nearby sing-along Messiah for eight years or so. The soloists are always first rate, the conductor excellent and infectiously joyous, the musicians superb.
Of Elevators and Pews
You might say today’s homily began with an elevator pitch. The priest asked us to think about what we or others do in an elevator–read the operation license, watch the lights move from floor to floor, check our phones,