One of my favorite hobbies is people watching. Or, as an honest person might call it, eavesdropping. You might not know this, but Harvard dining halls are the p...
In early December, the Catholic Herald ran an article in response to one of the Pope’s statements to the Pontifical Academies entitled “Papa Franciscu...
As my mother puts it, I have been “best friends” with Winnie-the-Pooh for as long as I have been alive. On my third day of life, was brought home from the hospi...
Like every other student dreaming of the Ivy League and a career in medicine, I spent one summer during high school volunteering at a local hospital. Although t...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 24th
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Today is Christmas Eve…But it is also the Fourth Sunday of Advent…But it is Christmas Eve. A part of me wants...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 23rd
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In Luke 1, the angel Gabriel silenced Zechariah after he doubted that God could give him a child. In today’s ...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 21st
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The Song of Songs is nothing if not a love song. I have always enjoyed love songs, principally among them “He...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 20th
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“OMG, I got into Harvard!!!” As this text slid into the corner of my desktop screen, I gasped. It was from an...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 19th
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When Mary, the mother of Jesus, was visited by an angel of the Lord, she was bound to be startled. The angel ...