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Meeting Pope Leo. For real!

Meeting Pope Leo. For real!

After a recent trip to Florence to visit our youngest, who is studying abroad, my husband, Dennis, and I took a bullet train down to Rome in order to attend the Papal Audience the next morning in St. Peter's Square. We arrived in the Eternal City in time ...
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2026 Retreat Schedule

2026 Retreat Schedule

Seven opportunities to retreat with me in 2026! So many great locations to choose from: Dominican Retreat Center in Niskayuna x2, Wiawaka on Lake George, ...
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Remembering Joan of Arc

Remembering Joan of Arc

Happy Feast of St. Joan of Arc! When I was in a difficult stretch a few years back, Joan of Arc became my guide and inspiration. I had the image you see ...
Spiritual Amnesia

Spiritual Amnesia

Published on May 17, 2025, in Give Us This Day: “Seeing is believing,” the old saying goes. Yet in today’s first reading and in the Gospel, those who have ...
A Church of Both/And

A Church of Both/And

When the white smoke appeared in St. Peter’s Square, the frenzy of the crowd could be felt from across the ocean and through our TV screen. Even without ...
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