Looking at this bowl this morning as it catches and reflects the light in the most beautiful ways, I was reminded of my sojourn in Reggio Emilia about fifteen years ago. People who knew me then will roll their eyes at this point, because I returned from a week’s educational course so full of unbearable […]Read Post ›
Not to be forgotten As I write this on Sunday afternoon, this year’s Remembrance Ceremony is drawing to a close. I was sorry not to be able to go, as I have been most years since 1978, when I went for the first time,. Jacek and I went together with my mother and a friend […]Read Post ›
This is a letter from a Dominican father from near the front line of the war. it’s harrowing but uplifting. Dear Sisters, Dear Brothers, After this morning’s Mass, I asked the Sisters of the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa of Calcutta about how they look to the future. “I have thought about this several […]Read Post ›
Traditionally a time for reflection and fun, I thought I would have fun reflecting on the year by looking at all the photos I have taken this year on my phone. No, I am not going to show you them all, but I have judiciously picked out one or two from each month which have a particular […]Read Post ›
For all my family and friends. To write, or not to write. A Christmas reflection or newsletter, that is. This year has been so busy that I have sadly neglected many people – I’m sorry. I think of you all when I wake up in the small hours, and am consumed with guilt. So, I […]Read Post ›
The Russian military has a long list of failures since their invasion of Ukraine began on February 24th. We are almost five months removed from that … To Have & Not To Hold – The Final Fight For Luhansk (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #135)
This past week, Alexei Gorinov, a municipal deputy in an outlying district of Moscow, was sentenced to seven years in prison for denouncing Russia’s … Words of War – Vladimir Putin’s Special Military Operation (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #129)
Fear has a way of focusing the mind, that praise never does. Some philosophers have gone so far as to call fear the greatest of motivators. When it … Fear or Failure – The Consequences of Russian Victory (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #126)
I used to marvel at the names of conflicts such as the Hundred Years’ War and the Thirty Years’ War. Their names showed just how long wars could last… The Days & Lives Are Numbered – Russia’s Campaign In Luhansk Province (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #124)
As the war in Ukraine continues to grind on, there has been one Eastern European nation notably absent from much of the news cycle. The Baltic states… Waging War On The Soviet Legacy – Latvia Revises History (The Russian Invasion of Ukraine #122)
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