Archive for the ‘Baltimore Life’ Category
Running for Someone Else’s Life
As many of you may know, I’ve been training for the Philadelphia Marathon for just over twelve weeks. As I write this, the marathon countdown clock reads 44 days, 19 hours, and 40 minutes. I know you’ll be cheering for me in your hearts, but I also know standing at the finish line in Philadelphia […]
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The Gateway to Infinity
I spend a lot of time looking up. When I was little, my mom and I would look at the stars on our nightly dog walks. She taught me the easy constellations: The Big Dipper, Orion’s Belt, The Pleiades, etc. On Friday nights we’d watch as airplanes streaked the skies; often we’d guess where they […]
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Church Part II
Yesterday I attended Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus church in Baltimore. I don’t know much about the church’s history yet, but I do know in recent years it consolidated with the now-closed St. Michael’s Church and the earthquake damaged St. Patrick’s, both in Fells Point. The new church community, overseen by the Redemptorists of […]
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Tracey Halvorsen’s article, “Baltimore City, You’re Breaking My Heart” really made the rounds on the Internet today. Posted by friends in and out of Baltimore as well as my own neighborhood group, Ms. Halvorsen’s article offers a cathartic response to an increase in crime and an incredibly tragic incident in Canton. As for my own […]
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