March 2020 archive of From the Desk of Mrs. Bartholomew
Pope Francis' Urbi et Orbi meditation - 27 March 2020
Posted by Kim Lestina on 3/28/20
(CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, pool via Reuters) Pope Francis offered prayers in his address to 'the city and the world' (Urbi et Orbi), which included a meditation on Mark's gospel account of Jesus calming the storm. A video of the event along with the full text of his ... Read More »
March 2020
Posted by Kim Lestina on 3/23/20
As an English teacher, I always enjoyed asking my new students the name of their favorite book--or books!--at the start of the school year. It's a question I still like to ask students, as the answers so often give insight into their personalities and interests. Given everything going on ... Read More »