July 4th and the Need for True Freedom

July 4th and the Need for True Freedom

July 4th, the day of American independence, inspires thoughts of freedom. Political freedom, but also its place in our way of life, shaped around the personal freedom to choose our state in life, where and how we live, and to engage in the “pursuit of happiness.”...
Book Review: Last Summer Boys

Book Review: Last Summer Boys

“Cousin Francis said come nighttime he could smell the fires in his city. Not like that sweet woodsmoke scent me and my brothers love so much, but an awful, eye-watering sting in the air of burning brick and rubber and roofing tar. Wind blew that terrible smell all...
Love and Reception

Love and Reception

For Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 Reading Jesus said to his apostles: “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not...
Quinoa with Pesto & Prawns

Quinoa with Pesto & Prawns

Serves 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes I created this dish out of necessity after refusing to go shopping on a Sunday – a hard and fast rule in our house. There wasn’t much left in our refrigerator, but there was a jar of basil pesto peering at me from...