Last week, I not-so-gracefully sprang the news that we are moving to New Jersey this summer, into John’s parents’ house. Moving is a tough business to talk about, not because we’re not ready for it, but because we almost moved to London three times last year. This time, we’re much more certain of it. It […]

Noon, Tuesday. This morning we were out for Mass—the church is at the end of the block, and we weren’t hearing winds like we did yesterday. Our street is littered with leaves and smaller branches. One larger limb seems to have fallen between two cars. A few of the shingles look to have fallen off […]

Happy Feast of St. Vincent de Paul!   I always forget what day this feast is, despite it having a very special place in my heart. St. Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of my home church—the church where I grew up, met a boy, got married, and baptized our first son. While St. […]