Category Archives: History

Lincoln – worth seeing

I went to see Lincoln with my family on Friday.  The theater was filled to the brim but amazingly quiet throughout.  Although I had heard several people connected with the film interviewed on NPR, it had somehow escaped me that Lincoln was … Continue reading

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Women & Spirit

On Sunday, I visited the Women & Spirit Exhibit at the Center for History in South Bend, Indiana.  “WOMEN & SPIRIT: Catholic Sisters in America” is a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), designed to … Continue reading

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Joseph, head of Pharaoh’s household

A visit to the King Tut exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota made me realize several things about the story of Joseph as grand vizier of Egypt Continue reading

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