Events

rebeccapatty

In Rome, I saw the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Trevi Fountain but nothing was as quintessentially Italian as seeing the police clear the street only for a huge mortorcade to come by with our new American Pope. There he was in his holy robes, smiling as he gave me a wave. I walked away feeling elated, brimming to tell everyone the Pope waved to me! I visited Vatican City later and each room I passed in the museum my disgust at the Catholic church grew. Every statue, mural, and room was a display of the human ability to create and also a show of ungodly wealth. Even if god is a god of miracles, it will take him a great effort to get his Popes past the pearly gates. Standing in the holy places in Rome, I couldn't help but feel they were the shells of a misguided effort to invite god to the terrestrial domain. Man need not search for God in a place, but to look for the divine in each other person. The real test of Sainthood is the ability to find the divine in those found to be the most irritable, pernicious, and evil among us.

An Exciting Surprise
He Wears a Funny Robe
He's an Absolute Monarch
He's American

rebeccapatty

Worse than finals, because at least there are no classes during finals and once you submit your essays and tests then you are actually done. Midterms you have to also be going to class, working on homework, and taking tests. Plus, your professors have all conspired to keep you at your desk when all you want is to be outside during one of the best times of the year. Everyone is sick too so you better dodge every cough molecule hanging in the air.

AliKehoePatty

It’s a neat trick, but summoning a soul from the abyss is not without its discomforts. Lately among them: not being able to get out of bed without a system of pulleys and levers, forgetting where I parked the car, missing my husband when he leaves the room

chrisjpatty

It would be half a star, but it does involve having a fun bonfire and that doesn’t count for nothing.