Old Music by Colin McLaughlin
For years, I was obsessed with my mandolin. It was my travel companion–out of town, long walk, over night–I always had my trusty mandolin slung over my shoulder. It got worn down and weary looking,…
Category: Friends
On the subject of good news…
A friend who is taking an online class with me wrote the following … My good news is that even though the motorist honked at me and flipped me off and yelled at me to…
Share the Wealth with Sean Ferguson–Sunday 29 May 2016
“Other people have a nationality. The Irish have a psychosis.” –Brendan Behan This Sunday I will share my passion for Irish history and what I have learned about my own story as I have stumbled…
Favorite Memories of Reading by Katrina Becker
2 March 2016 – Reading The Babysitters’ Club & Little House on the Prairie & The Boxcar Children in elementary school & feeling super-advanced. And reading them later & just enjoying them. – Reading Harry…
A Reminiscence from Kevin Schneider, SJ about the Days in Cambridge, 1989-1991:
I remember so many conversations with Mev and Mark about passion and desire through photographs and other artists. I always felt so important when we were together. Mev had a way of making me feel…
Share the Wealth with Alexis Bockting: A Life in Nursing
I graduated from the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the School of Nursing at Saint Louis University in 2014. For the last 2 years I have worked at DePaul health center on…
Finding Treasures
In my basement I come across a thick file “Maggie Rose Murphy” is on the folder It bulges Poems & postcards & letters galore From throughout the 1980s Your scientific acumen Has long been respected…
Thursday Share the Wealth with Phil Cogley: A Life in Music
Courtney Barrett is wonderfully generous in sharing the wealth of her friendships! This past week, Andrea Scarpino graced us with her poetry. Here’s Courtney on this week’s friend who will share with us: This week,…
Gratitude for Friday 29 April
In the course of this day Being face to face with… Joanie French Hedy Epstein Anna Piller Magnolia Patrick Cousins Lena Salameh Jeneane Salameh Amaly Yossef Aroona Toor Imman Musa Courtney Barrett Andrea Scarpino Justin…
Today’s Gratitude
For Carolina Dominguez, “exploding with joy,” in Little Havana