Falling From Horses by Molly Gloss

by | Nov 4, 2014 | Uncategorized

  Reviewed for the Washington Post by Mary Doria Russell “No animals were harmed in the making of this film.” If you see that disclaimer at the end of a movie, you know it was made after 1980. That’s when the Screen Actors Guild finally negotiated a...

Days of Awe, 2014

by | Sep 23, 2014 | Uncategorized

Jewish life is full of traditions and this is one of mine. Two years have gone by since the passing of my brother’s fiancee, Jeanne Valentino. Richard wants me to re-post this blog, and we both ask you to read it again. Shana Tova!  ...

Jesuits in space and in the Vatican

by | Sep 5, 2014 | Children of God, THE SPARROW

JESUITS IN SPACE AND IN THE VATICAN by Mary Doria Russell was originally published in September-October 2014 issue of Health Progress, the journal of the Catholic Health Association of the United States.    Old joke. A Franciscan, a Dominican and a Jesuit are...

My best Brad Pitt story

by | Aug 28, 2014 | THE SPARROW

This morning’s news about Brad and Angie getting married made me smile. I still feel a little proprietary about them. For a few years, Brad Pitt was attached to play the lead in a Warner Brothers production of The Sparrow. He was, reportedly, passionate about...