I live and write on Lingít Aaní, and gratefully acknowledge the past, present and future caretakers of this beautiful place, the Jilkaat Kwaan and Jilkoot Kwaan.
“Don’t give up on truth and beauty and justice, no matter the headlines, no matter how dire things seem. The light always returns—always always always.”- Anne Lamott It is the Feast of the Epiphany for those of you that follow these things. The day the...
“I also learned this year that my delight grows—much like love and joy—when I share it.”- Ross Gay, The Book of Delights Jan 6, Saturday, noon. Sunny, cold (19 degrees), light north wind. Ebbing tide. The sun pulls on we Alaskans, practically cave...
The wonderful purity of nature at this season is a most pleasing fact. Every decayed stump and moss-grown stone and rail, and the dead leaves of autumn, are concealed by a clean napkin of snow. In the bare fields and tinkling woods, see what virtue survives. In the...
“While the rosary has many purposes, it is often prayed before, during, and after the time of death. It is considered an intercessory prayer, which asks for Mary’s intercession with God.” –Instructions from The Rosary Prayer Service for the Deceased. O sisters,...
“In each generation, we are tested. Will we love our neighbors as ourselves, or will we measure our responsibilities to one another in accordance with whomever we deem to be in or out of our social circles? …There’s a way in which we can come together as groups, as...
“No matter what it is, if you don’t move your eyes and set the pace yourself, your intellect is sentenced to death. The mind, you see, is like a muscle. For it to remain agile and strong, it must work. Television rules that out.” ― Mark Helprin (Winter’s Tale)...
