Author Archives: Kathy

The Wiz

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Kathy

I’ve written a fair number of words about my friend Father Dan Begin and have decided for various reasons to begin sharing them now and then. This one was mostly written a few years back, when this adventure occurred.     … Continue reading →

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Yours Truly, Father Dan

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Kathy

So one morning a few years ago I’m meeting Father Dan for breakfast at Yours Truly at Shaker Square and have in mind a paradox for him to consider. In his homilies, Father Dan frequently hammers home that we need … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Kathy

I’ve written a fair number of words about my friend Father Dan Begin and have decided for various reasons to begin sharing them now and then. A few years ago, when my church, St. Cecilia in Cleveland, was threatened with … Continue reading →

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Resolutions, 2017!

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Kathy

In 2003, I wrote a New Years column wherein I resolved, among other things, to remember where I parked at the mall, to carry empty coffee cups into the house from the car, and to close the kitchen drawer in … Continue reading →

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What I Learned Today

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Kathy

I was looking up Latin words for Christmas songs to share with my class tomorrow, our last regular meeting before the holiday break. For “In Dulci Jubilo,” (commonly sung in English as “Good Christian Men, Rejoice!”), I kept finding Latin … Continue reading →

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BPD Questions and Answers

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Kathy

Borderline personality disorder continues to weasel its way into my life—sometimes more or less sought out, sometimes popping up out of nowhere. I had been promoting my book to an online support organization for family members of people with BPD, … Continue reading →

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Latina Vivit?

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Kathy

In case you haven’t seen it, here’s a column I wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and its online version, cleveland.com, regarding the election. As you might guess, the responses have been very interesting. I received a weird and bitter … Continue reading →

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On Track?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Kathy

Last week I taped an interview for the City of Canton (my hometown) TV station. My sister-in-law Penni knows the host, Betty Smith, and Penni did the legwork to arrange my appearance on Betty’s show “On Track with Betty Mac.” I … Continue reading →

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A Box Full of Darkness.

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Kathy

The website Psych Central allowed me to contribute another blog post, which they titled “A Box Full of Darkness: Growing Up in the Shadow of Borderline Personality Disorder.” Here it is.

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Iste Est Magister Stultorum

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Kathy

Wheelock’s Latin, the textbook my students and I use, quotes a lot of Roman wisdom. Today a student and I were translating this sentence, which frequently gives students trouble: Non solum eventus hoc docet—iste est magister stultorum—sed etiam ratio. It … Continue reading →

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