Browsing Reflections from Fr. Jasper
See Something, Say Something
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
August 6, 2023
Mrs. Winters was my family’s next-door neighbor for nearly the entire time we lived on Brunswick Avenue. She was eccentric and quirky and wasn’t afraid to march to the beat of her own drum. She named the squirrels she fed and could actually distinguish them ... Read More »
All's Fair
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
July 30, 2023
I’m learning much these days about the county I now call home: shortcuts to St. Jude’s that keep me off Route 40. The supermarkets with the best sales and local restaurants with hearty breakfasts. The fact that the Amtrak train makes a lot of noise ... Read More »
The Patron Saint of...
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
July 23, 2023
My Dad’s mom – I called her Mom-Mom – used to come to our house every Tuesday. I couldn’t wait to get home from school, for she would already be sitting at the kitchen table talking with my Mom over a cup of tea ... Read More »
Planted by the River
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
July 16, 2023
Fr. Jim was kind enough to leave a rather large plant in the office that has now become mine. The unidentifiable vegetation is rather large and growing at weird angles by my windows. I know not whether it needs lots of water or very ... Read More »
The Patron Saint of...
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
July 23
My Dad’s mom – I called her Mom-Mom – used to come to our house every Tuesday. I couldn’t wait to get home from school, for she would already be sitting at the kitchen table talking with my Mom over a cup ... Read More »