When an opportunity for me to visit Rome came up unexpectedly not long ago, I dropped everything, including blogging assignments. I will probably never have another crack at a trip to Italy with my husband. I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew I wanted to go. I figured I might be able toContinue reading “Thoughts After Visiting Rome”
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Someday’s here; am I putting off prayer?
My neighbors’ generators hum in the background as I rummage through a pile of work assignments in search of one I can perform without benefit of internet. The power’s out, after an overnight storm. As a freelance writer and researcher, I find the lack of internet access nettlesome. Even cell service is affected today. It’sContinue reading “Someday’s here; am I putting off prayer?”
An Advent Thought from Cardinal Dolan
If I had sworn off Twitter for Advent, I’d have missed this from Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. It’s a great example of the three basics that I teach when I’m introducing people to social media: clarity, charity, brevity. Veni Emmanuel! “The world says ‘I’m OK, you’re OK’. Advent reminds us that the world,Continue reading “An Advent Thought from Cardinal Dolan”
Ellen Kolb 