A friend asked me this as we sat at a laminated table eating big salads in a little take-out restaurant facing a riverway. It was a recent gorgeous September afternoon, that rare kind of day that is ...

I dabble (some might say I cheat) in the practice of food preservation. My specialty is “Strawberry Freezer Jam á la Sure-Jell,” and it’s pretty tasty on a slice of toast. But I have a deep admiration ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...