When I was a child . . .
Moy Moy has been pretty patient with us. For years now, we have been treating her like a baby, and she hasn’t objected too strongly. Her corner of the room is full of toys and storybooks and we dress her in “frocks” and put bows in her hair. Why did it take us so long […]
Shaheen Mistry
Here’s a dynamo. Shaheen Mistry is young, brilliant and very articulate. She is also fearless and a natural leader. Akanksha is her brainchild and it is a rare pleasure to watch her in action with the team of dedicated and creative teachers who have been drawn to her vision of bringing education to children from […]
Akanksha – Be the Change
I’ve been looking forward to this since January – Shaheen Mistry, whom I admire to the point of hero-worship, invited me to come and speak at Akanksha’s annual Education Convention – a colorful, creative extravaganza in which bright, lively young teachers come together to celebrate the Akanksha vision, re-dedicate themselves to its mission and pick […]
Teamwork!
Here are three of our best and our brightest, conferring over the latest acquisition: Boardmaker! Thanks again to the lovely students of Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island for their efforts to raise the money to buy it for us. Don’t you love college kids???!!!!
Backstage with Aruna Roy (and Bunker too!)
Meeting Aruna Roy was one of the best things to happen to me in a long time. I have heard about her for years from Ravi, and from Dunu, and from reading about her work in the press – but nothing prepared me for the real thing – the woman herself, so fiery and passionate […]
Bedford Babes!
Here are some of the Bedford Babes – a wonderful group of women (and one man) who came together over a common passion for running but who soon discovered they had many other shared passions as well. The beautiful one in the centre (who looks a bit like me!) is my own sister Mary, one […]
BC Theology Department
I was so honored to be asked to speak to the Theology Department at Boston College. The place is teeming with living legends: Lisa Cahill, Ken Himes (Michael’s brother), Robert Imbelli, Bob Daly, James Keenan, Catherine Cornille and a host of others. I have read their work and marveled at their scholarship, understanding and depth […]
Fr Michael Himes
What a teacher! Cathleen asked me to attend one of her classes at Boston College, saying the professor was the most brilliant person she had ever met (except, of course, for her aging parents). So I went, expecting that her opinion had been formed largely by her youthful enthusiasm. But no. This was the real […]
Martha McCann Rose
As I said in an earlier post, Martha is my oldest friend. We met in fifth grade and have been friends ever since. She’s been my touchstone all my life – the person I return to for wisdom and strength and perspective and she has never let me down. In spite of our differences – […]
Salve Regina or the Mercy of God
My oldest friend, Martha McCann Rose, is the Head of the Department of Education at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. She invited me to come and speak to some of her students this week and I leaped at the chance. Salve Regina is one of the most beautiful colleges in the country, with […]