Alone Again… Unnaturally
A year ago around this time, I wrote the post ‘No Texting for Lent and The End of Solitude’. It …
Category Archives: quotes
What Is Stephen Harper Reading?
. Now that the Winter Olympics have come to a close, maybe more of the world would have heard of …
Golden Globes 2010
I love quotes. So instead of checking out who wore who, I was more interested in who said what as …
Why We Read Jane Austen
The first challenge you face when writing about Pride and Prejudice is to get through your first sentences without saying, “it …
Unto Us A Child Is Born
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his …
Reading The Season: Madeleine L’Engle
Striving to maintain some inner quiet, I casually took from the shelf a book by Madeleine L’Engle. Pure serendipity. It’s …
bird by bird
No, not another Twitter post… It’s the book by Anne Lamott. Here’s what it’s all about: “Thirty years ago my …
If I Must Tweet
Don’t look for me on Facebook, I’m not there. No Twitter account either. But don’t mistake me for a Luddite, …
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. I’m glad we still celebrate poetry in this day of ephemeral twittering. W. H. Auden …
Stream of Easter Consciousness
So students are sent back to school this week, just in time for Easter. Nobody wants to have a holiday right …
No Texting for Lent and The End of Solitude
Roman Catholic Bishops in Italy have added some contemporary relevance in the fasting tradition during Lent: High Tech Fast. The …
Reading the Season: A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis
To embrace the Christmas season in a more meaningful way, I’ve been trying to stay close to the heart of the matter by …
