Pope Francis has written The Joy of Love (Amoris Laetitia), and it evokes words that had a profound effect on my life – words uttered a decade before Pope Francis even became a priest, and a year before I was born. The pope’s apostolic exhortation reinforced the Catholic Church’s recognition of the truth about the dignity andContinue reading “On Amoris Laetita and one priest’s counsel: “stay as close as you can””
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
Advent: hold the Christmas carols, please
It’s Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year, penitential and contemplative in tone as befits preparation for a great feast. It’s a blessed relief from any number of things. I enter it this year sick at heart due to some recent events, ready for a time of prayer and quiet and humility and renewal. KeepContinue reading “Advent: hold the Christmas carols, please”
A note about Mitt Romney, from a former campaign worker
This morning, Mitt Romney announced that he wouldn’t run for President in 2016. I wish him well. I was a Rick Santorum backer in the early 2012 presidential primary process, before he bowed out of the campaign. When later in the year the New Hampshire GOP – and by extension, the Romney campaign – invitedContinue reading “A note about Mitt Romney, from a former campaign worker”
Ellen Kolb 