Linking up with Kelly. —1— I’ve been sick with a cold for the past several days, which means that people have been slowly inching away from me whenever I’m on the subway and they hear me sneezing. On the upside, the cold has left me with little appetite, which made Ash Wednesday fasting easier this… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Lent, Hamilton, and a Ski Trip
Linking up with Kelly. —1— It was an enjoyable, snowed-in weekend here in New York: Mostly we stayed inside, played board games, and ate ice cream, but we ventured into the snowdrifts to explore for a little bit, too. The subways were down so I couldn’t leave Queens, but I didn’t really need to. The… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Post-Blizzard Life
—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
Linking up with Kelly. —1— Our Gaudete Sunday party went well! I don’t have any pictures, but our apartment was saturated in pink and purple for the event (or rose and violet, rather). The best part of the night was probably at the end, when we brought out a few bottles of wine that Liz’s… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Wine Roulette, Concerts, and Flowers in Winter
The other day I sat down on the subway, headed for home. I was tired and achy and a little bit sick, ready to sit down on the couch and rest. As the subway started moving I remembered that there was a holy hour soon at one of my favorite churches in the city. I’d… Read More Indecision
I’m still recovering from one of the busiest months in recent memory—busy in the best of ways, though. I spent Labor Day week with family down the shore: It was good to spend time relaxing together as a family. Before returning to work, I went on a beautiful retreat at Villa Maria Guadalupe: I was… Read More September Recap
I was able to speak with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal at Our Lady Queen of Angels Convent the day after Pope Francis visited with the students at the grade school there. The biggest takeaway from my conversations with them, besides their overwhelming joy (One sister said, “We are still walking on air after… Read More Over at Ignitum Today: Servant of the Servants of God: Reflections on Pope Francis’s Visit to NYC
Linking up with Bonnie. —1— Happy belated Fourth of July! I watched fireworks a few days early in Astoria: —2— I am obsessed with this new song. I listen to it multiple times a day, and when I wake up it’s already in my head. It’s nice to wake up with a song I actually… Read More 7 Quick Takes: Fireworks, Gnats, and Dinosaurs
Astoria Park has become one of my favorite places in the city. It’s more peaceful than Central Park—fewer people around—and has great views of the East River. I was there yesterday at sunset—which was extra late, since it was the solstice—and the views of the river were especially beautiful.
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
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