Nov 24, 2021 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“Come, rather,” then she said, “dear guest, and tell us From the beginning the Greek stratagems…” The room fell silent, and all eyes were on him, As Father Aeneas from his high couch began… Virgil, The Aeneid Each of us has stories: the stories that are chapters of...
Oct 13, 2021 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“Happy hearts and happy faces, Happy play in grassy places— That was how, in ancient ages, Children grew to kings and sages.” Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child’s Garden of Verses What sounds like a sweet childhood ditty in fact points to one of the most significant, and...
Sep 29, 2021 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
“…the liberal man will both give and spend the right amounts and on the right objects, alike in small things and in great.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics It is remarkable how one word can have such different meanings. The same word can point to something to...
Sep 15, 2021 | Man of the Household, Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
My wife said to me, “John, we need to be here, together. This is our common ground.” Recently my wife and I were struck anew by a significant aspect of being-at-home, in the physical place. Our lives are given a center that grounds us and draws us together. Of late we...
Jun 9, 2021 | Man of the Household, Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
When my daughter was three her uncle was in formation to become a priest. One morning she asked: “After Uncle (X) becomes a priest, will he ever become a man again?” It dawned on us that this amusing question has real weight. An ancient Latin word for priest means...
May 12, 2021 | Other / Misc, Wednesday Quotes
May is graduation time. So for many of us, it is a time for goodbyes. It is also a good time to reflect on the importance and even the gift of goodbyes, for all of us. We understandably dread goodbyes, especially with those we love most. Moments of parting can be...
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