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Stay

By |July 25th, 2020|

Those of you of a certain age may remember the live recording of Jackson Browne singing “The Load Out/Stay” ("Stay" begins at 6:09). An adaptation of Maurice Williams’s 1960 doo-wop song, Browne’s version of “Stay” describes his life on the [...]

How is Ladybug?

By |May 31st, 2020|

Many of you have asked after Ladybug, our newest community member and official Feline-in-Residence. She’s really appreciated your interest in her welfare and recently expressed the desire to reach out a paw to the members of her growing fan club. [...]

Here and there

By |May 15th, 2020|

This past week, I discovered two unexpected objects that have brought me great joy, transporting me to a much-loved place and to memories of time spent with much-loved family members. The first object is technological: a Webcam. The second is [...]

Together, yet apart

By |May 2nd, 2020|

Join us in prayer, from wherever you are, on Sundays from 4:00—4:30 pm EDT As Poor Clares, we are always together, yet apart. We have lived this way for over 800 years: always together, yet apart. We pray, work, and [...]

Cat feet

By |February 15th, 2020|

Many of you will know the Carl Sandburg poem “Fog.” Sandburg’s apt description of fog’s “little cat feet” stays in one’s memory, reemerging when the time is right, as it did for me last Sunday when we enjoyed a cool, [...]

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