Random memories of outings and teas with my Irish cousins (our great-grandfathers were brothers) (yes, I know) bloom to consciousness in this long year of reduced social engagement. I’m so grateful for the times we have shared in Ireland and some wonderful times in Ann Arbor. From Aunt Dorothy’s first stories and shared letters toContinue reading “Hugs Across the Pond”
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First Principle and Foundation
In the summer of 2010, I read The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin, SJ. I was in the increasingly humorous loop of yes, it would be nice to be a part of communal prayer and song … but I’m not going back to a Catholic Church (we’ve talked about this, o God)Continue reading “First Principle and Foundation”
THE BICYCLE THIEF (1948)
The hallmark of the Italian neorealism genre is to take the ordinary and evoke feelings to believe in the meaning of our lives as they are, rather than create belief in our fantasized endings to stories. The film offers a poignant example of the every day sacredness that Fr Dennis so often tried to shareContinue reading “THE BICYCLE THIEF (1948)”
Joyfully Dipping a Toe into The Surest Sign
The French Jesuit, Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, once wrote, “Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.” My experience bears out this insight, and I find seriousness of purpose obscures my relationship with God. The self-importance of undertaking a purpose and identity as a “human doing” weighs down the joyContinue reading “Joyfully Dipping a Toe into The Surest Sign”
The Surest Sign 