Every year on the August 14 feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe, one or another social media acquaintance posts these words attributed to him: “The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.” My conscience stings every time I read that. Am I indifferent? Am I not doing enough stuff? Maybe, but there’s more to theContinue reading ““The most deadly poison of our time…””
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
A little win for the Little Sisters at the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court tiptoed its way through a jungle of administrative law to hand another victory to the Little Sisters of the Poor. Some people just can’t stop insisting that nuns help provide birth control. In this case, it was the state of Pennsylvania, which deservedly lost on a 7-2 vote. Or, in theContinue reading “A little win for the Little Sisters at the Supreme Court”
Faith and Wonder Amid “Littleness”
It’s Good to Be Here by Christina Chase (Sophia Press, 2019) Christina Chase’s book “It’s Good to Be Here” is as straightforward and challenging as the subtitle promises: “a disabled woman’s reflections on God in the flesh and the sacred wonder of being human.” This is not a book for the bedside pile, to beContinue reading “Faith and Wonder Amid “Littleness””
Ellen Kolb 