If you’re looking for a diversion from the Olympics this weekend, you may want to follow the landing of Curiosity, an interplanetary rover scheduled to land on Mars in the early morning hours (EST) of Monday. With much of NASA’s space program scaled back in recent years, this adventure is...
“Dear St. Anthony, look around; /Something is lost and must be found.”
That’s been my mantra since last night, when, once again, I lost something valuable. I’m not a careless person; more absent-minded, especially when I’m wandering around the house trying to take care of a...
There’s an adage that says, “Do what you love; the money will follow.” Well, I’ve been doing what I love — reading — for a long time now, and though there’s not a lot of money that’s followed me around in this career, it sure is great to be able to get paid...
The arrival of spring means beginning my gardening efforts in earnest. And none pleases me more than the renewed maintenance of the compost box.
This sturdy soldier stands guard over its precious cargo of high-grade compost — nectar for the gardens in their quest to grow and flourish. I’ve had...
Today is Easter Monday, the calm after the beautiful, magnificent storm that is the celebration of the Triduum and Easter. Liturgically, these days are the most powerful and brilliant in the Church year, and for me, the most mystical of rites. Yet this year, more than in the rites, readings, and symbols of...
