Category Archives: Religion

Vegetable garden vs. city gal.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

I wrote this last year … and am now going through the same experience! Well, I’m all for eating the “fruits of one’s labor”.   In fact, it is truly a labor of love:   one plants those little seeds, tenderly cares … Continue reading →

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The father of the Jesuits.

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Today is Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s feast day. I have a warm spot in my heart for this man, because my children went to school right off the Via Cassia in La Storta, Rome, where Saint Ignatius had his vision … Continue reading →

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I wish I had a gram of his kindness and ease-of-manner.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

So says The Anchoress. And I agree.  There was a  time, when I was younger, that I almost failed to see what Mr. Rogers brought to children.  I say “almost” because I did not succumb to the nihilistic attitude that … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day and the war in Iraq.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Walter Russell Mead writes a moving account, reflecting on how to commemorate those who gave up their lives defending their country: The story of America’s victory over terror in Mesopotamia needs to be told. In justice to those who sacrificed … Continue reading →

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On Shakespeare, Macbeth and Christianity:

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

“That’s not to say I identify with him, because you don’t really want a serial killer as the Archbishop of Canterbury.”

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A cross in Afghanistan.

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Father Robert Richardson from the UK finds a way to give his soldiers the crosses they yearn for in Patrol Base Shahzad. (Thanks to UK Forces in Afghanistan).

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30 years ago today Pope John Paul II was shot.

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Pope John Paul II was shot on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. Pat Gohn at Patheos explains the relationship between the Polish Pope, the Virgin Mary, three shepherd children, the attempted assassination, and the significance of the … Continue reading →

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Santo Subito – The Pope’s Kiss.

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Fifteen years ago my family and I met Pope John Paul II in Rome. The Pope had finished his Papal Audience and was restless to meet the large group of handicapped faithful who had come to see him. After the … Continue reading →

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Lech Walesa giving a helping hand.

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

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Of hearts and minds, battle and revolution, and Easter Uprisings.

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Read Carl Prine’s fascinating “meditation” on the words “hearts and minds”, and their significance: On this Easter Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Americans in uniform stand on the parapets of occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, nations once ruled by Templer’s … Continue reading →

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Post-tsunami celebration of Easter.

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

I cannot imagine what it must be like when you have lost everything material that represents the ties that bind you. It took me a very long time to begin to understand the concept behind Jesus’ request to the Apostles … Continue reading →

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The essence of Easter.

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

“If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.”

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For this Easter, here is Beethoven’s Hallelujah.

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Everybody knows Handel’s majestic Hallelujah, but Beethoven’s Hallelujah is just as beautiful, I think: Here’s the Mormon Tabernacle’s version:

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“I Just Can’t Make It Alone!”: From Judaism to Catholicism.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Tom Leopold’s Conversion Story: My name is Tom Leopold and I’m a comedy writer (Seinfeld, Cheers, Will and Grace…). I am a Jewish comedy writer, although I always felt saying that was kind of redundant. (Thanks to The Anchoress.)

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A cross in Spain…

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

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