Category Archives: writing

Seven things I’m working on this summer

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

With the weather finally turning warm in Boston, I am starting to dream of the semi-leisurely days of summer that are right around the corner. Slowly my academic-year responsibilities drop off, and I have more time here and there. This … Continue reading →

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Stage makeup at Mass

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

If I were better at marketing myself, or at least at branding my blog, I would just do one thing, and write about that. Do the people who visit the blog because they want to read about singing and performing … Continue reading →

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A quiet week, and a guest post

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

I was so disappointed as the week drew to a close that I didn’t expect to be able to pull together my 7 Quick Takes for the week. I have had a love-hate relationship with this practice: first I wrote … Continue reading →

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The top seven pieces about the marathon bombings

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

What a week. As I struggled to make some sense of what happened at the Marathon on Monday, I did a lot of inarticulate, impassioned writing. Because I had so much trouble finding the words to express myself, I was … Continue reading →

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The things that can’t be undone

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Last week I was driving down the street when three young women came out of a cafe in the middle of the afternoon. They were dressed in a manner that indicated they wanted to be perceived a certain way: dyed black hair, … Continue reading →

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Meeting Sister Helen

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

When I was an undergrad at a fine Jesuit institution, Sister Helen Prejean came to speak. I didn’t know much about her then. The movie Dead Man Walking had put her memoir of the same name further into the spotlight … Continue reading →

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Retreat Review: What I read

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

One of the great joys of my retreat was being able to do a lot of reading. Lately I find myself getting sucked into my iPad too often in the evenings and spare moments, and I haven’t been reading as … Continue reading →

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Fueling Love (my guest post at Jordy Liz Blogs)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Jordy at Jordy Liz Blogs invited a number of bloggers to write about how they are expressing their One Word for 2013 in love. My One Word is Fuel, so today I am sharing how filling my tank helps me … Continue reading →

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7 Quick Takes volume 28

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

— 1 — Like most of the rest of the country, we have been experiencing Mother Nature’s mood swings this week. It started off frigid, as it was for most of last week (that’s when I start my “why do … Continue reading →

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7 Quick Takes volume 25

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

— 1 — I’m feeling the love! When I published my lament this week that I don’t have anything catastrophic to write about, I did not expect everyone to tell me how great I am in response, but I’ll take … Continue reading →

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