Tag Archives: Catholicism

Cemetery Committee Report

As a new pastoral council member, last night I attended the annual parish meeting. By far the best report came from the Cemetery Committee. They are a group of older men– looking for volunteers– whose cemetery management and development is … Continue reading

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Terrence Malick Speaks of Love

On Saturday, in part to clear our heads after the media extravaganza that was the Boston Bomber Manhunt Week, we went to the Twin Cities to see Terrence Malick’s new film, To the Wonder. It was lovely to hear so … Continue reading

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Chinua Achebe

If I were making my desert island list of fiction, my top four would be, in no particular order, Bleak House, My Antonia, Middlemarch and Things Fall Apart. I initially read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe to prepare for an assignment teaching … Continue reading

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