Category: Essay
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Jodi Picoult’s Tattoo ¶
Tattoos are seemingly everywhere. They are proudly displayed on body parts of every age, skin color, and ethnicity. I attended a wedding recently and was seated at a table of 30-somethings. All women, except for the husband of one of the women. One of those 30-somethings was my own daughter. These women were all professionals…
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My latest piece published in the Catholic Standard
https://www.cathstan.org/faith/st-andrew-apostle-womens-ministry-holds-eucharistic-holy-hour-for-the-fallen-away
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Priests in Concert Fundraiser for World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea
See my latest article for the Catholic Standard! https://www.cathstan.org/local/priests-in-concert-performance-raises-funds-for-area-youth-to-attend-world-youth-day-2027-in-south-koreahttps://www.cathstan.org/local/priests-in-concert-performance-raises-funds-for-area-youth-to-attend-world-youth-day-2027-in-south-korea
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Continental Breakfast for Two, si’l vous plait…
If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who would it be? “Only in England is the coffee so atrocious. On the Continent they understand how important it is for the digestion that it should be properly made.” The Big Four, Hercule Poirot on English coffee Before I retired from teaching middle school English,…
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Book Review-Polska: New Polish Cooking by Zuza Zak
As I’ve noted in other book reviews and essays you may have read, I am very active in my church community. We have a new pastor, a priest from Poland, and I wanted to prepare a few dishes from his homeland. I checked out this cookbook, Polska: New Polish Cooking by Zuza Zak, from my…
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In the Eye of the Storm
On the days when I don’t attend daily Mass in my parish, the Shrine of St. Jude in Rockville, Maryland, I watch Mass online via YouTube. Daily Mass is a wonderful way to start the day, and I feel like the rest of the day goes so much better when I begin it that way.…
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Bien sûr, que je sais jouer du piano (not)!
If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why? All in all, I’m pretty content with who I am and how I got here. Of course, I wish I could eat whatever I want and never gain a pound, but I didn’t win the genetics lottery for that one. I am…
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My latest published piece for the Catholic Standard
https://www.cathstan.org/local/st-john-the-evangelist-school-honors-sisters-servants-of-the-immaculate-heart-of-mary-at-75th-anniversary-mass
