A Moment Becomes A Memory
What are these two little boys thinking about? Seven-thirty on a hot and dusty Monday morning and there they are perched on a cycle-cart, gazing at someone – their father? their [...]
On Not Using Headphones Sometimes
Like everybody else in this world, I love my own music. There is nothing quite like the little bubble one can create with headphones plugged in and sneakers on, striding through an airport or a [...]
Teaching Anand to Cook Eggplant Parmesan
This was one of my favorite parts of the whole trip. Anand has always loved the Eggplant Parmesan I make at home, so when he got his own kitchen AND a friend he wants to impress, he asked me to [...]
WHY I STOPPED GOING TO MASS
(This article appeared in the June 4th issue of Commonweal Magazine) Hiatus While I took Lent and Easter more seriously than ever this year—in terms of prayer, Scriptural reading, reflection, and [...]
Aunt Chris
It’s hard to believe that all three of the MacGill sisters have died. They went out in the exact opposite of the order in which they came in: Aunt Sheila, the youngest, left us first. Then [...]