Beyond My Grasp
Pandemic a word I did not knowor rememberbecause I did not have toVirus a word I knew but never truly understood and still do notI am more familiar with fluShelter in…
Pandemic a word I did not knowor rememberbecause I did not have toVirus a word I knew but never truly understood and still do notI am more familiar with fluShelter in…
Without sustainable economies, people cannot survive.The challenge is to create the safest means for people to live and work.The entire world has come to a halt because of a single…
Here is a father's letter about his daughter before her wedding day -- When Lucy was a tiny child, just turned four years old, I took her to see The Nutcracker in…
In John Knowles' classic novel, A Separate Peace, Gene Forrester, a middle-aged WW II war veteran returns to his New Hampshire prep school fifteen years after graduation. He is drawn to…
I found the words of Fr. Matt Malone, S.J., (Editor-in-Chief) in the May 25, 2020 edition of America Magazine to be both perceptive and uplifting. We are certainly in great need of…
My dearest Lauren Lou, From the day you were born, you captured our hearts with an infectious smile that soon developed into the warmest hug. I used to remind myself…
“I’m not going to wear a mask,”The man says with a look of defiance,As he stands in the midst of a crowd,Defying common sense and science."I don't like the government,"The…
I will not reserve my hugs when this is overI will race down the street hugging everyoneEvery single neighbor I have never metAnd those I haveThere will be no reservations I…
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman doctor in America. She started her practice in New York in 1851. Not only was she unable to find patients, no one would even…