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Thankfulness
Next week at this time, we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, so I wanted to use this week’s blog to share with you what I am thankful for, especially during these challenging times, and to encourage you to do the same. I realize that many of my thanks are found in areas that relate to the five critical concerns of Maria College’s sponsors, the Sisters of Mercy: the Earth, immigration, nonviolence, racism and women.…
Read MoreWell-Rounded Learning
As the first snowflakes of the season fall this week, it seems strange to be hearing the word “spring” around campus, but that is the case as the Spring 2017 course schedule here at Maria…
Read MoreOur Country Shall Endure
“The world turned upside down.” I have had this song lyric in my head (from the award-winning musical Hamilton) since the presidential election results were announced early Wednesday, November 9. This country has been through…
Read MorePolydactyl Purrings
Well, this blog post was inevitable! Students who have taken courses with me here at Maria College know that I can be a bit of a cat fanatic, especially when it comes to my own…
Read MoreThe Sweet Talk
M, checking her blood sugar. November is Diabetes Awareness Month. At this time every year, I talk (more than usual!) about diabetes. I do this in honor of my four-year-old granddaughter, M, who lives with…
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