Author Archives: Kathy

Wednesday Word

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Kathy

I was thinking about how most of us rarely use actual cameras anymore. Our kids and grand kids will naturally think of cameras as a function of their cell phones. But the history of the word “camera” hearkens back to … Continue reading →

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Monday Meals

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Kathy

(I’m reviving the blog in anticipation of the publication of a new book, the date of which is uncertain. The plan for the blog is to devote different days of the week to different subjects. Monday’s “m” will remind me … Continue reading →

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Lead Me, Guide Me Reviewed

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Kathy

Thanks to the Heights Observer and my friend Robin Koslen for this review. http://www.heightsobserver.org/read/2020/07/30/ewing-describes-an-exemplary-life-in-new-book

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The Worry Room

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Kathy

Father Dan used to imagine that our minds have a separate compartment reserved for worrying. ( I wrote about this on 4/4/20 in “Patting the Puppy.”) Let’s say our son is hanging with disreputable friends, we’re waiting to hear back … Continue reading →

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We Shall Overcome

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Kathy

I’ve just finished reading a great book by a great American writer many people have probably never heard of. Robert Caro has devoted his life to writing two massive works: The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New … Continue reading →

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Launch Party

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Kathy

You’re invited to a virtual launch party for Lead Me, Guide Me: The Life and Example of Father Dan Begin tonight, Tuesday, June 23, at 7:00 pm. Log on to the website of Macs Backs-Books on Coventry to find the … Continue reading →

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How to Buy a Book

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Kathy

This title is not as condescending as it might sound, because I find myself explaining to people every day how to acquire a copy of Lead Me, Guide Me: The Life and Example of Father Dan Begin. My answer to … Continue reading →

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Loving Bunches

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Kathy

Anyone who knew Father Dan Begin knows why I bought this bottle of wine. I buy wine infrequently, and this bottle cost more money than I usually spend, but I couldn’t pass it up. Father Dan’s habitual closing line to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Kathy

Forty-something years ago, I bought a pair of pastel green pillowcases stamped with a pattern of leaves and flowers. It was the crafty 1970’s, when we were all doing macramé and making baskets out of bread dough and tie dying … Continue reading →

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Giving up Control

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Kathy

Turns out Lead Me, Guide Me: The Life and Example of Father Dan Begin will probably appear ahead of schedule. In the next few weeks, in fact. Because there’s no chance for a launch party or public readings in the near future … Continue reading →

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