• Finished settling into my new apartment with new furniture. Also dealt with the aftermath of last year’s flooding and replaced the rug that had gotten soaked. • Welcomed my nephew in February! It’s been a fun year watching him grow. • Went skiing with friends in February. • Became the new president of the… Read More Highlights of 2024
• Went on a winter hike with friends in January. • Made two ski trips during the winter with friends. • Hosted a Super Bowl party (and was sad that the Eagles lost). • Hosted a St. Patrick’s Day/March Madness party and perfected my scone baking skills. • Traveled to Florida in March and visited Universal… Read More Highlights of 2023
—Went to a few Fordham basketball games —Spent a weekend snowed in after a blizzard —Started writing weekly Frassati reflections —Went on two ski trips —Got to see several books I’ve edited come out in print —Hosted a St. Patrick’s Day/March Madness party —Watched Notre Dame win a first-round March Madness game in Brooklyn and celebrated a national… Read More Highlights of 2016
I am still unpacking all of the beautiful words I soaked in during the Frassati retreat this past weekend, still marveling at the graces we experienced there. Those of you who weren’t able to be there with us were certainly there in spirit, and I hope we can share some of our experience with you,… Read More Frassati Reflection: Savoring Beauty
Like any good Irish-American girl, I love tea and scones¹ and all kinds of potatoes, and I root for Notre Dame. I listen to Irish reels and can play Danny Boy with just the right amount of melancholy. I have a medal with images of St. Patrick and St. Bridget. I wear a Claddagh ring and… Read More A Few of My Favorite Things, #24: Ireland
While I was living in Rome, I made a list of churches I wanted to visit. I would take a walk by myself almost every day to visit a different church—I often revisited the ones in my neighborhood, and then on the weekends, when I had a little more time, I would wander farther away… Read More A Few of My Favorite Things, #16: San Giovanni della Pigna
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice. —St. Francis de Sales I am currently without wifi in my apartment, hence the silence here. That should be fixed soon enough. For some reason I’ve been thinking a lot of Orange lately; I think that in the midst of a New York January I have… Read More Everyday details
Last week I went to a lecture by Professor Duncan Stroik on Franciscan architecture. I had to leave early (downside of living in Jersey), but it was interesting. He talked about the meaning of building a church for the poor in an architectural sense, how the churches of the Franciscan order—an order rooted in poverty—are… Read More Sacred spaces
This week has been busy in all the best ways, but as a result my brain is pretty scrambled right now. I have a million thoughts running through my head but not enough mental energy to actually process them. I feel almost as though I float through each day without ever really touching my feet… Read More Chante, c’est mon anniversaire
Linking up with Jen. —1— I love browsing the $1 and $2 book racks at the Strand. There’s usually some amazing stuff hidden in there, along with some of the oddest books I’ve ever seen, including this blast from the past: [published in 1996.] [The best part is the description of the modem sound.] I… Read More 7 Quick Takes Friday: Strand books, Vatican bowling, and musicals
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