by Carole Duff | May 4, 2026 | Dogs & Other Creatures, Faith, Writing and Reading |
Last Friday, Keith and I made a decision to let our newly adopted dog Lark off-leash, to give him freedom to explore. We’d prepared him for this moment. For ten days, I walked him on leash to familiarize him with the boundaries of our property, the sights, sounds, and...
by Carole Duff | Apr 20, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
In Shakespeare’s works, the word schedule refers to a document, a written list, or formal inventory. For instance, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the word denotes a specific written document containing a list. “I will deliver it [the schedule] to you in the...
by Carole Duff | Mar 30, 2026 | Faith, Writing and Reading |
Being lazy isn’t something I usually think about during Holy Week, given how much is going on at church: assembling meals for those in need and Palm Sunday this past weekend, Tuesday evening music rehearsal, Maundy Thursday service, Good Friday, and Resurrection...
by Carole Duff | Mar 23, 2026 | Faith, Nature, Writing and Reading |
I do pretty well picking out harmony in my work at church: reading scripture, playing flute with the Worship Team, singing alto with the choir, and serving on the Women’s Ministry team. Believe me, I am honored to be able to produce pleasing...
by Carole Duff | Mar 2, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
Back in the day when I was called to nurture adolescent girls in my classrooms at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, I used the Paideia approach: didactic instruction, coaching, and Socratic seminars. Popularized by Mortimer Adler in the 1980s, Paideia nurturing of the mind...
by Carole Duff | Feb 16, 2026 | Faith, Family, Writing and Reading |
The Benediction will come, I assured myself as I read another excerpt of a recent essay at the SWAG Open Mic last Thursday evening. Benediction, the point of my essay, “Memento Mori,” about my father and the physical remembrances of him that I keep. Memento Mori:...
