All of Captain Joan Smith Grey’s best friends gathered in Arlington National Cemetery at her Funeral Mass on January 23rd. There are hundreds of us! Our tribute began at a funeral Mass at Old Post Chapel. Colonel Dan G. Grey, her husband (and hairdresser!) gave a moving, memorable and compassionate eulogy that captured her essence…
We see Halloween, All Hallowed Evening, the night before All Saints’ Day, in the rear view mirror. Yesterday we sat at the table with our loved ones and thanked God for all our blessings. My greatest blessing were the people gathered with me and the ones not gathered but present in my heart. Do you…
After Joan got her diagnosis I made a point of trying to see her in person every few weeks. (My first husband and I got pretty good at keeping ourselves awake and entertained on the New Jersey Turnpike. Sometimes the drive from Connecticut to Washington DC seemed endless.) On one of these many visits I…
Having a gym membership doesn’t make you fit.Going to a garage doesn’t make you a car.Attending church doesn’t make you religious. For many people, religion is a significant aspect of their identity, representing the group with which they feel kinship and the people with whom they spend time. Religion can provide a path that helps us…
Before “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” became commonplace terms… Before closings and cancellations… Before the hoarding of toilet tissue, hand sanitizer, and water bottles… We had one last hurrah. You never know when the last time will be last, until you look back. It seems much longer than less than two weeks ago… To…
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