The conferences I had to attend overseas allowed me to experience Turkish Air and touchdowns in Istanbul a number of times. Twice, I also managed to avail free layover service. Everyone who flew through Istanbul and had a 6-24 hours layover time was eligible for...
“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.” ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It Stratford-upon-Avon was the last leg of a trip I made in the...
“I die the king’s good servant,” he told the crowd, “but God’s first.” – St. Thomas More, A Man for all Seasons The conference I attended in Oxford provided me the chance to visit London, and to do so in a less structured way. But with my...
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom… The night is dark, and I am far from home… Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. - St. John Cardinal Newman, Lead Kindly Light It was a late Friday afternoon when...
“Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the...
“I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.” – JRR Tolkien in The Return Of The King In my previous article, I featured some of the pathways I have used in class to help my students capture that which...
I am a Catholic professor teaching for more than two decades now in a state university where class lectures are expected to be secular and equitable. Since this is the case, the premise for any discussion should not at all be based then on one’s...