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Instant Terror

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Kathy

Feeling like some savory fall recipes already, even though the temps here today are mid-70s. The curry recipe below sounds satisfying, but I neglected to start it six hours ago; we had no cauliflower on hand this morning. Now, after … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Another Last Mass

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Kathy

I chose a chair in the back row. When Mildred and Elaine arrived and sat nearby, they told me, “We’re from the neighborhood.” That was significant, because most of the people gathered in Father Jim and Sister Maggie’s spartan living … Continue reading →

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