I stepped aside this year from professional public policy work at the state level. Dear to me as that vocation was (and is), it was time to take a break from the noise. During this time of transition I happened upon Robert Cardinal Sarah’s book The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise (IgnatiusContinue reading “Open Book: on silence, a border, and Granite State history”
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Open Book: a suffragist, an astronaut, and an Adoration companion
Timely reading, entirely coincidental: a few days before the U.S. Capitol became the scene of violence and death, I began reading Jailed for Freedom: the Story of the Militant American Suffragist Movement by Doris Stevens. Written a century ago, it’s almost painfully relevant now. Stevens was one of the “Silent Sentinels” who stood in ongoingContinue reading “Open Book: a suffragist, an astronaut, and an Adoration companion”
“When you claim Christ you choose exile”
“…when you claim Christ you choose exile, and therefore will be held to a different standard, entirely, than the world’s.” The best thing I can do for my readers today is point them to someone else’s blog. Elizabeth Scalia has written something at Word On Fire to prompt reflection and prayer. It is a timelyContinue reading ““When you claim Christ you choose exile””
Ellen Kolb 