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It’s the first week of school here in New York. Maggie started sixth grade at her new middle school yesterday,…
My 10-year-old has been going through some rough times lately. Though she’s OK during the day, at bedtime her anxieties…
I stopped in a sandwich shop called Flat Breads outside Boston at 9 a.m. to pick up lunch for my…
I hit a wall on Sunday. Not literally, of course. I’ve faced a long, long run of problems that have…
I got up this morning and the sun was shining peacefully over the Hudson River. Oh good! I thought, It’s…
In the church my family attends, we read the passion narrative on Palm Sunday. We read it from start to…
Someone I work with on community projects—I’ll call her Sue—has a tendency to forget to follow through on things. It’s…
An email came in today from a friend who may have to have her son committed. That was an hour…
I headed out to the Easter Vigil, super-angry at one of my kids. It was a deep resentment, the kind…
There’s a saying attributed to Francis of Assisi: “Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” It’s had…
We are waiting to hear if my 10-year-old has been invited to sit for the entrance exam to a good…
When she was seven, my daughter Elizabeth received a magic kit for Christmas. She practiced simple tricks, and then—knowing she…