Author Archives: Carol Dodd

My History of the Church class is, at times, quite amusing. Today it evoked a few smiles from the professor and students alike, especially from the international students. When you study ancient and medieval history of the Church (or regular … Continue reading →

Two of my fellow Americans and I are waiting outside our professor´s office to take our History of the Church oral exam. We´re supposed to start at 9:30, and we´re eager to start and finish, since it´s our last exam … Continue reading →

I´ve decided that with this semester´s schedule, Mondays are way too fast. Not that it goes by too fast (I don´t think that could happen on a Monday), but that my professors speak too fast. And think too fast. And … Continue reading →

I love being part of a big family. Well, to some, six might be more medium-sized, but I guess adding in the aunts and uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews gives me that big-family feel. And funny thing is, at Regnum … Continue reading →

Ever since I was little, there´s been something about a library table being warmed by the sun through a big window. Specifically a library. When I´m surrounded by books, the sun´s warmth is especially magical. Today there were a couple … Continue reading →

It´s a weekday just like the other four, but Monday gets an especially bad rap. Waking up takes longer, the traffic seems worse, and classes seem slower. However, there are a few things that brighten my Monday mornings. Like scrambled … Continue reading →

Yes, I know, I just got that song in your head for four and a half days. Sorry. Umm but anyway… back to happiness… What would you do if you were sauntering around the mall on a Friday afternoon and … Continue reading →

God´s grace is like vanilla pudding – we will never run out. That´s because we have a donation of ninety-six boxes of it in our fridge. (The pudding, I mean.) Yes, boxes…with sixteen individual-size desserts in each box. Funny thing … Continue reading →

You know you´re Catholic when you measure your month by your Magnificat. Whenever I have to flip past the red section in the middle to get to the next day, I have this weird moment of suddenly realizing the month … Continue reading →

The monstrance glittered in the candlelight. Our community had come together to pray the rosary and spend time in adoration as we celebrated the 75th anniversary of our foundation. During the string of Hail Mary´s, I watched my sisters in … Continue reading →