Of the Ordinary and Extraordinary

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  Thud. Here we are in the first week of ordinary time of the new liturgical year and the second full week of the calendar year. Sure, we know… Continue reading Of the Ordinary and Extraordinary

Love Amid It All

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  The day after Christmas, a friend and I watched a few episodes of a series on the 1960s. She’s a bit older and By Tonybove (Own work) [CC… Continue reading Love Amid It All

Of Piercings and Love

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  So, here we are, less than a week out from Christmas, and we’re already hearing prophecies of the eventual earthly fate of Jesus—and Mary: (Simeon said to Mary:)… Continue reading Of Piercings and Love

Hannah and Mary: Songs of Two Women

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  Hannah and Mary were divided by centuries… and much more. Mary was a young girl, pregnant with a child under unusual circumstances shared with her by an angel.… Continue reading Hannah and Mary: Songs of Two Women