On this feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, I once again pick up “Edith Stein: a Biography” by Waltraud Herbstrith (Ignatius Press, 1992). It’s a deep and thoughtful book that required my full attention as I read through it for the first time. Now, I can open the book at random and enjoyContinue reading ““Leave it with Him…really rest””
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
My father and Independence Day
I’m an immigrant’s kid. I didn’t give that much thought as I grew up. My grandparents died long before I could know them, so I heard nothing about my heritage from them. Dad was naturalized, and that was that. I eventually learned that he had earned his naturalization the hard way. He had an undyingContinue reading “My father and Independence Day”
Remembering the Gosnell case – and why it matters
This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at Leaven for the Loaf. In a jail cell somewhere, Kermit Gosnell is serving a life sentence for the premeditated murder of three children in Philadelphia. He was also convicted of manslaughter in a woman’s death. He was “Doctor” Gosnell during his 2013 trial. I’m prettyContinue reading “Remembering the Gosnell case – and why it matters”
Ellen Kolb 