Essex, Massachusetts

I went to an engagement party north of Boston in Essex, Massachusetts on Saturday.  It was a day of divine light and clouds and a blessed property of horse corrals, green pastures, and expansive spring green marsh land below the … Read the rest

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

I have no religion although educated in Catholic schools.

I don’t remember having a conversation about “God” with either of my parents.  When my father would take us (my brother and I) to Mass when we were growing up, he’d … Read the rest

The Reality of Toys

My cousin, Mary, arrives today and when I asked if she wanted me to get anything in particular she said just a flashlight and a nightie.

Check and check.

I have a flashlight but I also put a nightlight with … Read the rest