by Leslie Sholly | Mar 5, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, Georgetown, linkups
So, I just barely made my six book goal this month, and that’s only because the first book I read was a picture book! But John Ronald’s Dragons by Carolyn McAlister is truly a superior picture book. It’s a great introduction to Tolkien for...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 1, 2022 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Education, Georgetown, Life Issues
Well over 30 years ago, when I was a Sophomore at Georgetown University, a group of us gathered to explore ways we could deepen our commitment to our faith outside of weekly Mass attendance. We called our group “Beyond Dahlgren,” Dahlgren Chapel being the...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 8, 2021 | book review, books, Catholicism, Georgetown, linkups
Sometimes it’s hard for me to believe that I have turned into a person who 1) needs to set a reading goal and 2) finds a five-book-a-month goal challenging at times. I was the kid who always had her nose in a book–brushing my teeth, walking down the hall,...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 2, 2018 | Deep Thoughts, Georgetown, Vacations
Though one cannot always remember exactly why one has been happy, there is no forgetting that one was. (from Good-bye to the Mezzogiorno by W.H. Auden) I am writing this in the blessed coolness of my hotel room as I recover from a long, hot, and humid but nevertheless...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 4, 2014 | Catholicism, Georgetown, Vacations
. . . is where I am, after the 500-mile drive from Georgetown earlier today. Â Everything was fine while we were gone, and I’ve already washed a load of laundry and cooked two pounds of bacon. But I’ll back up just a bit to this morning, when we arrived on...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 3, 2014 | Georgetown, Uncategorized, Vacations
So, no, we didn’t make it back to campus at 10 a.m.  And John wasn’t ready to leave and I was chomping at the bit.  So  left him at the hotel and walked to Georgetown by myself. It’s about a mile to campus from the hotel in Rosslyn, Virginia where we...