Tag Archives: hope

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!!

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

For friends from other countries (& here, too) these last few weeks the U.S. midterm elections have swallowed our national media’s attention for the big showdown Tuesday, November 6th. Usually not as many Americans vote in midterms (the 2-year interval … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life: Sorrow, Horror & Prayer(s)

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

“All that is left to us is our being horrified at the loss of our sense of horror.” Rabbi Abraham Heschel My heart and prayers are with the victims and families of the mass shooting that took place on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Movie Roundup: Lots to Contemplate

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

After a month of not seeing one movie in the theater, it’s been a bonanza two-movie week. Last Tuesday night (our local Regal Theater hosts 1/2 price movies on Tuesdays) my brother and I saw “First Man” about Neil Armstrong’s … Continue reading →

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Life Advice: (keep on) Wearing Sunscreen

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

In 2017 Virginia passed the 30-year marker since her undergraduate university graduation, which means twenty years of added experience after the commencement advice whipped up for the Class of 1997 (as shared here last week.) Twenty years for Virginia (the … Continue reading →

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15 October: Saint Teresa of Ávila!!

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

“The Lord does not look so much at the magnitude of anything we do as at the love with which we do it.”  –Saint Teresa of Ávila Today is the feast day of one of my favorite saints, Teresa of … Continue reading →

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Óscar Romero: A Voice of Love & Justice

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

“You cannot reap what you have not sown. How are we going to reap love in our country, if we only sow hate?” Archbishop Óscar Romero (10 July 1977) 38 years after his death, Blessed Óscar Romero will be canonized … Continue reading →

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Life Advice: Wearing Sunscreen (+ lots more!)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

Way back in 1997 when I was working in the Middle East, a friend sent me a copy of the Chicago Tribune commencement editorial by Mary Schmich. She began her if-I-was-invited-to-speak-to-the Class of 1997 speech with “Wear sunscreen” as her … Continue reading →

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