Wow, many Brown University graduates feel life is going well for them. Many Harvard College graduates feel the opposite. With teenagers in the house, college admissions has become a fairly regular household topic. I’m a big believer in due diligence. Comes with my job. I assume that all the pretty college web sites, school tours,
Author: Jo Tango
Ash Wednesday 2016
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Amazingly, it is one of the busiest days of the year at Catholic churches, and, unlike Christmas and Easter, is not an obligatory day for attending services. I’m giving up alcohol for Lent. I do it every year and am actually looking forward to it. Mrs. T. usually gives up sweets, but
No Super Bowl for Me
I love football. But, I’m not going to watch the Super Bowl. As a kid, I was the one, who, on New Year’s Day, would watch all three Bowl games in a row, barely leaving the TV to eat. I remember being in my pajamas all day. As an adult now, I read a great
Serving the Vulnerable in Tanzania
Living in Tanzania. That’s what Stephen Pope is doing. After graduating from Roxbury Latin, Boston College, and working for a few years, he is now serving as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Tanzania. I just stumbled upon his blog, in which he has started to chronicle his experiences. It’s a fascinating read. After a few searches,
Samuel Battle
Honestly, I today have struggled with this question: how to commemorate MLK, Jr. Day? It’s been a day of driving back from our ski vacation, unloading luggage, going to the gym, doing laundry, and preparing dinner. All today, I kept thinking whether I was doing “the right thing” to remember a very brave and revolutionary