My To Be Read pile never gets any smaller. No regrets or apologies. For a bookworm like me, the turn of the year brings the cheery prospect of new books ahead. I’m savoring my way through Frank Herbert’s Dune, and I can already see that I’ll be looking for its sequels. I so seldom pickContinue reading “Open Book: faith, art, and a heck of a hike”
Author Archives: Ellen Kolb
Writer, activist, Granite State walker.
A few Giving Tuesday ideas
December and Advent begin on the same day this year. A couple of days later comes December 3, Giving Tuesday, when nonprofit organizations try to elevate their profiles a bit in the wake of the heavy-duty commerce of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You’re probably getting messages from your favorite nonprofit organizations about Giving Tuesday.Continue reading “A few Giving Tuesday ideas”
Remembering Rita Marker
I’ve relied on a lot of people over the years to help me understand the different dimensions of being pro-life. Rita Marker, founder of the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force (later known as the Patients Rights Council), long ago introduced me to the public policy side of end-of-life issues. She was a titan in defense ofContinue reading “Remembering Rita Marker”
Ellen Kolb 