"Molly loves mine"
“Sacramentals” in the National Catholic Reporter (September 5, 2008). After saying prayers with my daughter, then telling her a short story with only the nightlight on, we spend a few quiet minutes rocking in a peaceful meditation before I place her in her crib for the night. On one such night I broke the silence, [...]
Pretending to be blind
Is there a more uncomfortable place than the mind of the healthy visiting our elders in a nursing home? Leaving a quick visit with a friend recuperating from surgery, I walk past two little ladies imprisoned in wheelchairs in the hallway. One can barely keep her head raised. The other is letting out a constant [...]
