A good tired…

First, a disclaimer…I did not take any of these photos, but have linked to the websites they came from.
My friends here in Florida and I did a six-mile hike along a beautiful segment of the Florida trail today. I thought I’d bring you along, virtually, of course. We hiked with a group of folks from [...]

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Some long-awaited justice

Friends, first, let me wish those of you who observe it a blessed Lenten season. May you be open to the graces God wants so very much to shower on you!
And now, since I’m feeling the crunch of time very acutely (can I fast from work for Lent?), let me at least offer you a [...]

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What a difference a few days can make…

So it seems my students and I are back to working together rather than at cross-purposes. Are things perfect? Dream on…today I completely messed up a proof of the maximum value theorem live in class…that’s what I get for winging it. (Though to give myself a bit of a break, the reason I didn’t have [...]

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Analog to digital

I know they delayed the date for the transition from analog broadcast TV to digital, but I couldn’t help getting a few giggles out of this video clip. Note that there are plenty of younger technophobes out there, so you may know of people this reminds you of.I do need a laugh, and hope this [...]

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The “doctor” is in

First of all, Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
How do I share my struggles with my ministry of teaching in a public forum in a way that is respectful of a subset of my students who from my perspective, seem to have chosen to struggle against rather than with me? This past week has been very [...]

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Blog stats…interesting trend…

I’ve been noticing for several weeks now that the post that has been getting the most hits on this site is the one I wrote last June about the Furry Convention in Pittsburgh. I can’t for the life of me figure out why that somewhat frivolous post has generated so much traffic on this blog. [...]

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Apostolic Visitation…hmmm

The Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has recently announced an Apostolic Visitation “in order to look into the quality of the life” of women religious in the United States.
A news release from the official website, http://www.apostolicvisitation.org, states:
The Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic [...]

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Prayers needed…

Dear friends,
A couple of days ago, I learned the shocking news that a wisdom figure in my life has been diagnosed with cancer in multiple organs, and has already started with hospice. Sr. T. has mentored many, many women religious in their journey of discovering and integrating who they are as lesbian women, and the [...]

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