Monday, August 25, 2025

Mary Woodard

Mary Woodard
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The Purpose of Beauty

Like many people, I have a love affair with old churches. I lived in Rome a few years ago, and I am surprised I...

The Purpose of Beauty

Like many people, I have a love affair with old churches. I lived in Rome a few years ago, and I am surprised I...

It’s Hard to be a Grownup

I am constantly surprised at how hard the process of growing up is. Having just turned twenty-seven, I think that perhaps I should be used...

Praying for strangers a world away

My fiancƩ can sit for hours reading the news. First he cycles through his favourite Spanish papers, and then he ventures into the English...

Escalator Problems

When I was little, I was dreadfully afraid of escalators. I thought the little metal teeth at the end of each step would snag...

A breath of fresh air

I wore braces for about four years, after which I immediately had oral surgery to cut the fibres behind my front teeth to prevent...

Isabel and her Sword

I travelled back to Calgary for my Christmas holidays, and one of the most entertaining elements of my two weeks there was spending time...

A closet full of suits

He’ll spend his weekends dressed in ripped jeans and painfully terrible lumberjack shirts. During the weekday evenings he’ll exit his suit after work with...

A magical scarf

Walking to my flat late Friday afternoon after a chaotic morning, I was confronted with the fact that I hadn’t yet had lunch. I...

All You Need is Love (Doo doo do do doo)!

ā€œThe proclamation of the saving love of God comes before moral and religious imperatives.ā€ Yikes. Scandal.Ā Gasp. The Internet explodes and sides begin to form. One...