Originally posted at Frassati Reflections. In today’s Gospel, Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for rigidly observing the letter of the law while completely disregarding the spirit of the law. In their hypocrisy, they carefully keep the traditions that were passed on to them but pay no attention to the true meaning behind those traditions. Jesus points… Read More Frassati Reflection: Tradition
Started a new job! Saw Billy Joel in concert at Madison Square Garden with my sister Made several visits to the Met Went skiing in the Poconos Celebrated Liz’s engagement and helped her with wedding planning Went on two retreats at Villa Maria Guadalupe Attended Women Speak for Themselves Media Training in Washington, DC, and… Read More Highlights of 2017
—Moved into a new apartment —Enjoyed/endured a very snowy winter —Saw my name credited on the copyright page of a book for the first time —Went ice skating at Bryant Park (and confirmed that I am terrible at ice skating) —Took a copyediting class at NYU, in the Woolworth Building —Got my last wisdom tooth… Read More Highlights of 2015
This will be my last post in this series—I was aiming to write every day in June, and I managed to do so! I’ll keep posting periodically but not every day. There are certain places that contain so many memories that they leap out from every corner whenever you visit. Notre Dame became one of… Read More A Few of My Favorite Things, #30: Notre Dame’s Campus
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
I was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and most of my family lives there. It’s always been one of my favorite places in the world. While I was growing up we moved around a lot, but we always came back and stayed at my aunt’s house during the summer. I lived there for a… Read More A Few of My Favorite Things, #21: Philadelphia
I first learned to ski when I was four years old. We used to take trips out to Snowmass, Colorado, every few years. I’d been to Snowmass twice before I was old enough to go to ski school.
One of my favorite series growing up was Little House on the Prairie. They sparked a love of historical fiction throughout my childhood—I read every book in the American Girl and Dear America series. But the Little House series was the first one I fell in love with, and I spent many afternoons pretending to travel across America… Read More A Few of My Favorite Things, #15: Little House Books
When I was fourteen years old, I purchased this book while on vacation at Walt Disney World: I had been a Disney fanatic from the time I was a toddler—I collected park maps, watched the free vacation planning videos for fun, and learned everything I could about the parks and the stories behind them. (Was I… Read More A Few of My Favorite Things, #11: Walt Disney Imagineering
A few favorites from YouTube, for your enjoyment… From my fourth year—I was one of the piccolos in the tip of the rocket/moon landing capsule:
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