Ellen Kolb

“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””

For veterans:”God bless them day in and day out”

I share this every Veterans Day. I’ll never understand why these words haven’t gained more currency. Possibly it’s because they didn’t show up in a meme. They were part of an article in The American Spectator in February 2011. Ben Stein wrote this, and as the daughter and mother of veterans, I owe him thanks forContinue reading “For veterans:”God bless them day in and day out””

Re-collection

Reblogged from Granite State Walker I walk for fun, to explore, to more-or-less exercise. I also walk to keep my head on straight. I wouldn’t have gotten through today without a couple of miles outside. I’m a political critter, you see. I’ve been a campaign staffer, an activist, a blogger from the State House, toContinue reading “Re-collection”