Most babies find Santa terrifying. White hair and beard, funny hat, over-friendly: what’s a baby to do? Most burst into tears and howl to be rescued. Not little Angel. Nirmala’s baby [...]
It was the usual celebration at Latika this year, except that, also as usual, the turnout was twice as large as we expected. But we had it covered for once. Last year, we planned for 100 (our [...]
This is not the man I am going to tell you about, but he might as well be, for he represents Everyman for me here in India. I use his photo frequently in slide shows and reports and though I [...]
Moy Moy loves Christmas too. She’s disappointed that neither Anand nor Cathleen will be coming this year (as are we all! This will be the first time ever that both of them are missing [...]
I love Christmas, especially in India where it is still possible to approach it with simplicity and stillness. We do a lot of baking and invite close friends over for meals. We play carols all [...]
“It is by little and by little that we are saved.” That’s a line from Dorothy Day, my personal hero and our family saint. She believed in doing the work of God through one [...]