A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This cozy gathering concluded two days of small seminars at the Kirk Center, which I found profoundly influential....

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Once a teacher, always a teacher! Mom has been dedicated to this one room schoolhouse at School Section Lake since...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This morning, a summertime nature study idea that Sheila and I cooked up turned into reality! The Carrolls (see...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : I've been day dreaming of this morning coffee ritual on the water all year and finally seized the moment when...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Cordelia, an enthusiastic actress, and Valentina, a creative costume designer, played the roles of Snow White and...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : One of the best parts of celebrating the Fourth of July at Piety Hill is the variety of interesting friends...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Meet Magical Mr. Mistoffelees! The canny cat re-entered our lives the other day after a few years' sojourn at the...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Finishing off the flurry of Kirk Center seminars over the past week was this small in-house seminar yesterday...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : The other day I posted a snapshot of my Mom, with the caption that none of us would be here if it weren't for...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : This morning was the final kaffeeklatsch with Fr. Tom after his final daily Mass. As you go forward into your...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : This photo has nothing to do with today's feast day, except that my Mom is wearing a liturgically correct...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : An Acton dinner back in Rome last Fall led to this Carpe Diem Snapshot just taken a few minutes ago....

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Yesterday evening we had a whirlwind reunion with friends both old and new at the Acton University's 20th...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : We're back at Mecosta's thriving center of social life and carb decadence, the Coffee and Cream Café. The...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : The morning arrived cool and grey over the lake, a proper Michigan summer welcome after the Roman-like heat...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : We are homeward bound! Arrivederci, Roma! Liturgical : Tuesday of the 12th Week of Ordinary Time Now the time...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: I took the scenic route home today, to soak up one last look at the landscape of Rome, my alma mater. The romantic...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : This morning at the 9 am Mass with Fra Agnello, there was a new soprano singing with the Vatican choir-...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Back on the board! Tony knew just how to make me feel more at home on the sea by getting me a paddle board....

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Up before the dawn today to say farewell to my nephew and say hello to the first official sunrise of summer!...