
These are my ten commandments for the holiday Season! 1. Shop less and spend more time with the people I love. 2. Buy a gift or food and pray for people I meet in the streets in the next two weeks: the homeless, the mentally ill and the ones [...]
LIONESS by Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers An intimate look at war through the eyes of women on the front lines and the U.S. military policy that bans them from combat. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 at 7 P.M. Rice Cinema, Entrance # 8 – University Blvd at Stockton I will be moderating a discussion after this [...]
By Patricia Gras We’ll soon be taping our 8th season of Living Smart! Author, speaker and Coach Sherry Buffington will be speaking about the Law of Abundance. I wanted to share some essentials of another book she’s written called the 7 Essentials of Lasting Success. What I love about this book is the emphasis on [...]
We Still Live Here – Âs Nutayuneân by Anne Makepeace The Wampanoag saved the Pilgrims from starvation, and lived to regret it. On Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, linguist Jane Little Doe is reviving the Wampanoag language more than a century after the last native speaker died. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 at 7 P.M. Rice Cinema, [...]
By Patricia Gras and Ashley Mancha In the past week, sexual abuse has taken stage in the news. A popular Penn state coach and the Penn State President were fired for not doing enough about a sex abuse scandal and sexual abuse teen victim Ashley Billasano committed suicide. She was only 18 years old [...]
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Posted on 16 September 2011
Why do so many want to know about the lives of celebrities? What do you think drives that in society? What are your thoughts about the people who camp outside stores hours before they open on Big Sale Black Friday? Do you think the Wall Street demonstrations will catch fire and ultimately lead to political [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 December 2011
I was 39 years old when I decided to do the Inca trail. I was not in the best of shape and had several surgeries in my ankle, knee and tailbone by then. I was no spring chicken but boy did I have a zest for adventure! I had always heard how sacred the Inca [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 02 December 2011
What I learned this week The tougher things get in my life, the more I turn to God and the more I understand spiritual laws. What I am grateful for I have the ability to make and admit mistakes and learn from them. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 November 2011
What I learned this week: Those people who we think might be hurting us, might become the greatest blessings in our lives. What I am grateful for: My faith and hope things will always get better. Continue Reading
Posted on 23 November 2011
By Patricia Gras MY SECOND CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA After 6 years, I decided to do the Camino de Santiago or St. James Way again. The Camino de Santiago is an ancient pilgrimage trail in Spain that’s been around for thousands of years. Religious pilgrims believe St. James the disciple’s bones were found in northern Spain, and interned [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 16 November 2011
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