Category Archives: Boston

The Blessed Guilt

After four years of Jesuit education and another four years of living in community, I finally “arrived” when I moved into a teeny apartment in a bustling neighborhood in Boston. I was surprised last summer to find that five years … Continue reading

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I say that nothing frightens me: How Boston Opera Collaborative changed my life

I’m writing this post today because of an upcoming event for a group dear to my heart. Fun fact: I used to be president of an opera company. But we’ll get to that. When I finished my Master of Music … Continue reading

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The Cost of We

Ten years ago today a story broke that would change a lot of things. The Boston Globe, in what would go on to be a Pulitzer Prize winning investigation, broke a story about a priest who raped and abused boys, … Continue reading

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Hitting Pause: Catholics Come Home

In the spirit of giving myself a break, I have decided to hit pause on my blog and repost some of my favorite material for the last ten days of the year. Last night while watching the Kennedy Center Honors … Continue reading

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Hitting Pause: Training Through the Winter

In the spirit of giving myself a break, I have decided to hit pause on my blog and repost some of my favorite material for the last ten days of the year. I went out running this morning and had … Continue reading

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As I am

A few hours ago I rolled out of bed after last night’s late return from a few days away. My cupboard was bare, and the easiest way to get through the morning seemed to be shuffling to the local coffee … Continue reading

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Fireworks

The big story in Boston this week was that the national broadcast of the Fourth of July fireworks was manipulated to show landmarks that are nowhere near the Esplanade. I wouldn’t say that’s worth of tons of indignation – after … Continue reading

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Inertia

It made sense for me to do my first bike-to-run workout of the tri-training season at my parents’ house. I was visiting for the day and easily tossed my bike on the back of the car. It is much easier … Continue reading

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Bluer than the Bay, Darker than the Night

While running this morning the sky over the water was the typical pallete of gorgeous summer color. The bay met the sky on the horizon and glittered blue and beautiful. I thought I am lucky to be here and indeed … Continue reading

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Exhale

We never know how bad it is until it’s over. I’m talking about winter of course. Even when it’s patently awful we can’t realize how much it has affected us until he sun is shining again. Today I was driving … Continue reading

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