Growing up, I learned French without too much difficulty and got to the point (and, sadly, have since strayed far from it) where I was most often taken as a native speaker by the French (until I made some gaffe or other.) How much more difficult can Japanese be, I thought to myself? Well, it turned out [...]
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Over the years, like you, I have been surprised many times. Not always pleasantly. But some of the surprises have been wonderful. I’m embarrassed to write about this one because it could easily be taken as boastful, but it was what came to mind as I thought about the best big surprise I’ve ever had. [...]
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This one will sound a bit silly, but I think it is the best object I’ve ever been given – one of the earliest GPS devices. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I may have the world’s worst sense of direction. It drives me nuts when people say things to me like, “Turn [...]
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The special place I want to write about came up several times in our recent “Memories of Paris” post. It is La Sainte Chapelle, a 13th Century chapel built (or, rather, ordered to be built) by King Louis IX in order to house relics, the most important of which was, supposedly, the Crown of Thorns. [...]
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As a lead up to Thanksgiving (Sorry, Canadians, for you I’m just plain late!), I thought it was time for another Week of Gratitude. This one is going to be a bit eclectic. Yes, I know. They all are. Oh, well. Years ago, trying to get to JFK for a flight to Ireland, I got [...]
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You’ll have noticed an “F” theme to this Week of Gratitude… 1. I got stuck after Faith, Family, Fellow Jesuits and Friends until Denise came up with “Free for All.” So, the first thing I am grateful for today is for her. She is a constant help and support. 2. I got through an invasive [...]
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As with yesterday, I started to write about my friends and how grateful I was for them. The post rapidly spiraled out of control and it would have been long and probably very boring. Let it just be said that I am hugely thankful for all the friendship I have known. It is such an [...]
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I started writing this and it quickly became too long. So here I’m going to concentrate on one group of Jesuits, our Brothers. Not that well known outside the Jesuits, the Brothers (non–ordained Jesuits) have made a profound impression upon me [and all the other Jesuits I know.] As a novice, I learned as much [...]
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I am the fifth of six children. The classic “forgotten middle child”? I’ve spent most of my life complaining about how strict my parents were, how I was hard done by, etc. etc. But, in truth, I have been richly blessed. 1. My parents lived for their children. They scrimped and saved for us. They [...]
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Time for another Week of Gratitude, I think. Today I want to give thanks for my faith. 1. I have done nothing to deserve God’s love and constant care and yet God has somehow decided to give me a glimpse of how greatly I am blessed. Most of the time – 99% of the time [...]
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