Attended class in Intermediate Organic Chemistry today. Amazingly, I almost understood almost everything – as promised in advance by the guest presenter, Michael Foley ’84. Foley, of Harvard’s Broad Institute, is a compelling speaker, and he is at once all about…
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Words to live by
For an upcoming seminar, one of a series on the college’s Catholic and Norbertine roots, I have been charged with reading the Rule of St. Augustine. Always ready to engage with any piece of text, I tend to embark on…
February, booked
Bookending the month with a few notes on things read, noted, seen, heard. READ The Life of St. Norbert (Vita B). Pleasantly surprised to find this 12th century hagiography, which started ominously enough, turned into a real page-turner. (This was assigned…
Collecting my (Lenten) thoughts
In church yesterday, the collect of the day certainly caught my attention. It was First Sunday in Lent – one of the collects on which I wrote for Faith of Followers. This collection of brief reflections on the collects of the Book…
January, booked
Bookending the month with a few words on things read, noted, seen, heard. READ Crucial Conversations. Recent epic conversational Fail sent me back to this extremely helpful book. READ A Whole New Mind. Enjoyed this while awaiting results (good) of…
