Soul-soothing stories have been hard to come by in recent days. I’m happy to see this one, from boston.com: “Why Nova Scotia Gives Boston Its Christmas Tree for Free Every Year.” It’s a story about gratitude and being a good neighbor. Although I live not too far from Boston, I hadn’t heard about the wonderful ChristmasContinue reading “Boston’s Christmas Tree: a gift of gratitude from Nova Scotia”
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
Treasured connections
“What’s the goal of dialogue?” tweeted one of my fellow Catholic bloggers today. Her weekly prompt to a handful of people often yields some good reading for me. My contributions to the linkup aren’t always on point. This week is different. My online friend tapped a vein. The goal is to connect. I don’t meanContinue reading “Treasured connections”
“An ocean of mercy waiting for us”
The Year of Mercy is drawing to a close, leaving us the commission to keep it going in our respective ways. I just encountered the MercyStories series on the YouTube channel for the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. I was drawn to “Poster Child of Divine Mercy: The Testimony of Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC” becauseContinue reading ““An ocean of mercy waiting for us””
Ellen Kolb 