May 13, 2026 | 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...
May 17, 2017 | True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“One day it will please us to remember even this.” Virgil, The Aeneid Graduation is always poignant for me. It is especially so this year. This last weekend my eldest daughter graduated from Christendom College, where I am a professor of philosophy. I have...
May 20, 2015 | True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
At this time last year I wrote a piece on why when it is time to say goodbye, it is important that it be done well. This last weekend was graduation at the college where I teach. It was time to say goodbye after four years to over one hundred young men and women,...
May 14, 2014 | Articles, Catholic Exchange, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
They’re good. At least when we make an effort to do them right. I’m convinced after years of saying goodbye to my students—and others—that proper goodbyes are not only good, they’re sometimes necessary. The more that has been shared together, the more important the...
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