Tag Archives: Manayunk
Nuns off the leash
Nuns were a big part of my life for the eight years I attended Catholic school in a neighborhood in Philadelphia called Manayunk. At St. John the Baptist, we were taught by Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, Life, Philadelphia, Politics
Tagged Catholic school, Girl's High, IHM, Manayunk, Mother Theresa, Nuns on a Bus, pedophiles, Philadelphia, radical feminists, Ryan & the Republicans, Sister Helen Prejean, Sister Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Sisters of Mercy, St. John the Baptist, the Holocaust, The Nun's Story, the Pope, the Vatican
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You CAN go home again
In Spanish, the word casa means house; as far as I can tell, there’s no word that means home. In English, we differentiate between house and home, but often use the two words interchangeably. Lately, I’ve been wondering: How can … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Family, Life, Pets, Philadelphia, Retirement, Retirement abroad, Travel
Tagged casa, Catholicism, Costa Rica, Friends, home, House, Manayunk, Philadelphia, Purisal, Saint John's, Thomas Wolfe, You can never go home again
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