Entries by Paula Veloso Babadi

Intermission

Intermission “Come to me, all you who labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Today’s gospel about the 10 lepers is well known to Catholics.  Only one, the foreigner (a Samaritan), realizing he was cleansed, came back to thank Jesus. I can’t imagine living a life inflicted with leprosy […]

Thickets

Thickets are the middle stage of nature’s marvelous development of a forest. From a clear and open space, seeds of grasses, weeds and wildflowers take root and create a meadow that soon fosters shrubs and small trees. Eventually, through a process of change that means the dying of some to make room for new growth, […]