CrossCurrents
Avoiding the taste of my own medicine
by Lauren Shapiro
A worrisome place to be
by Carol LaChapelle
Hiding behind electrical tape
by Thomas Vecchione '63
Heavenly rooms and a burned-out house
by Joan Sauro, CSJ
Me versus Us Autumn 2018
Editor’s note: Me versus Us
- Class Notes
Features
The Great American Tug of War
by David M. Shribman
Our country's progress and prosperity have been driven by people seeking profit, power and personal success. But we are held together by communal well-being, public service and devotion to the common good. Our future hangs in the balance.
Painting a Sense of Place
by Daliah Singer
The object for Kathryn Mapes Turner '95 is not only to artistically render the visual record of what she sees, but to convey the character, grace and beauty of her beloved Wyoming.
On the Opposite Shore
by Brian Hobbins '01, '03M.Ed.
Fishing without the one who taught you how.
Reading the Remains
by Brendan O'Shaughnessy '93
A culture that once flourished in the American West left intriguing clues for archaeologists to learn what happened. Understanding that historic convergence of climate change, diminishing resources and violence might offer insights into the predicament we now face.
Envoy to Albania
by Sarah Cahalan '14
Charles Brown '81 has been the confidant to popes, the Church's ambassador to Ireland and a Vatican guardian of Catholic doctrine. He's now the apostolic nuncio to one of Europe's most arcane yet interesting countries. Shumë mirë!
A Mystic for Our Time
by Joel F. Harrington '81
Meister Eckhart, a visionary Catholic priest, is attracting a global following — for the truths he spoke 700 years ago.
Another Form of Worship
by Matt Cashore '94 and Anna Nussbaum Keating '06
As a master furniture maker, Geoffrey Keating '00M.A. converts wood into functional works of art. But he accepted a grander mission when he agreed to recreate a house of God.