Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I was going through my litany of writing and speaking to-dos recently at dinner with a friend. I think she was trying to be helpful when she asked, “Now what do… Continue reading The Litany of #humblebrag
Tag: Catholic
Of Endurance and Hope
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for… Continue reading Of Endurance and Hope
To-Do Lists, Schedules, and Missed Opportunities
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The day job, the speaking, the writing. My life runs on a highly regulated schedule. Yours may as well, with different obligations and responsibilities—spouse, children, grandchildren, work, volunteer activities. It’s not… Continue reading To-Do Lists, Schedules, and Missed Opportunities
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Marguerite Bays
The Basics: Born September 8, 1815, in Switzerland; died June 27, 1879, in Switzerland; canonized October 13, 2019; feast day, June 27. Laywoman; mystic. The Story: Other than eleven 240-round-trip pilgrimages made on foot, Marguerite Bays rarely left her hometown. But she found plenty of ministry to be done there. Marguerite was the second of seven… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Marguerite Bays