I described the house where I was saying to my sister Liz. “It’s right on the ocean – on a bluff. There’s stairs down to the beach. Actually, it used to be an old inn and the brochure aid ‘seven steps to the sea.’” I had been to this house many times in the last…
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Myths of the Sisterhood (Part 1)
It was two years ago that I did my first stint as sous-chef at Villa Marguerita – the vacation home on the Rhode Island coast belonging to the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame. They work hard in their various ministries – at schools, hospitals, and other non-profits – and then come here for…
A Retreat
Today I’m off to the Rhode Island coast for a weekend retreat with my favorite sisters. I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to have a “favorite” order of religious women, but oh well. God understands. I know this because he tells me. Doesn’t that make me sound like one of those little kids in the…