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or, “how to be a person of faith in a world of unbelief” The Catholic Church just chose a new pope. It’s supposedly a very big deal because he’s the FIRST American pope. It’s also a supposedly big deal because he’s an Augustinian, which should mean he lives a life of study and service. It’s…
I grew up in Maine, and I used to be proud to tell people that. For more than 300 years, Mainers were considered down-to-earth, no-nonsense, hardy souls. They were loggers and mariners and practiced environmentalism and recycling before either had a name, out of necessity. Because Maine is a beautiful but unforgiving place. The beautiful…
Feel free to join in 43 monkeys escaped from the farm… We recently became famous because 43 monkeys being raised a mile away – saw an opening, took it and made a daring escape. Monkeys have escaped from the monkey farm before, but this time it was a real gang! They’re smart, social, they have…
when algorithms bring silly videos My husband has been retired for a few years, and he’s spent some time on YouTube. But recently, after eye surgery made him a more permanent #couchcrew member, he’s spent more time there. YouTube, being a product of Google, anticipates your interests and often opens with a line of thumb-nails…
A lot of things are happening around us that are unnerving for many. Some of us believe the climate is changing in a warm way, and that is why storms are bigger and badder. Some say storms actually aren’t bigger and badder at all. Some believe the changing climate is because of pollution caused by…
Every once in awhile a painting I do strikes a chord. I know this one is very fulfilling to have done. But then, a senior curator at http://www.saatchiart.com recognized it and included it in the collection below. Thank you, Megan Wright Here’s the link
Christmas in strange places is still Christmas…but it’s definitely not the same! I grew up in New England, on the coast of Maine. Christmas there was storybook. Not always a “white Christmas,” as you might imagine, but definitely crisp and cold and decorated. It always looked like Christmas, even if it hadn’t snowed. Our family celebrated Christmas as…
everything does As a painter, there are often a couple canvases that roam around the studio and are not considered finished. I haven’t put my finger on the exact problem, but I know the painting isn’t “right.” It usually comes down to the composition needing just a bit more light. Somewhere. At the peak of…
As long as I have been reading books, magazines, newspapers – cereal boxes, for goodness sake — it was pretty much understood that a person had written what I was reading. So, once I started reading more and better books, and consuming what was once real journalism, I wanted to write myself. It was just…
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