Rodin Museum, Paris, France May 2023 I thought the class I took in the Summer was my last writing course for the Master's degree in Religious Studies. According to the system used by the university, I was set to graduate in December 2024. I tried to tell the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) that the... Continue Reading →
Last week, I applied to graduate from college with a Master's degree in Religious Studies in December. I have turned in my final project and have time to exhale. However, I enrolled in Communication and Aging because it will study religion, communication, and aging in ways that I can use as an older minister in... Continue Reading →
We are on Spring Break this week from my graduate classes. I finished teaching just as I contracted Covid and then spent five days in the hospital. So, this week is a welcome chance to rest my body. I have missed three weeks of classes, but I did keep up some of the reading, and... Continue Reading →
The only "good" thing about catching COVID at this time is that I had just taught my last class of this 8-week semester and had the time to rest my seventy-something body. I was already behind on blogging, teaching two college courses, and taking two graduate courses, and now I am really behind. I hope... Continue Reading →
Today, I entered a classroom as the instructor for the first time in three years. I was nervous, and my stomach churned and made embarrassing noises, but it was okay. It felt like coming home again. I smiled and had the students laughing. Humor is so important when you are talking about deep subjects in... Continue Reading →
From the Rodin Museum in Paris, May 2023 I'm hoping to grab your attention When you even deign to come to class. I don't wish to see that you are downloading Photos of shoes or underwear, as by you I pass. I am trying to teach you how to think, And I don't wish to... Continue Reading →
The decision to return to college for a second Masters degree, this time in Religious Studies, meant, for me, that I would complete it in two years. To meet this goal meant attending college full-time, which required I take three classes, or nine hours, a semester. Last semester, I took a full load, and although... Continue Reading →
As I finish my classes, I am famished. Having lost over 20 pounds this last year, I want to keep the weight off. But nearly every place to eat on campus or within a mile of the campus is a fast-food restaurant that the young people love. I understand that fellow students from ages 18... Continue Reading →
I've been accepted into the Master of Art in Religious Studies program at the university where I earned my other three degrees. I believe in life-long learning. This is a dream and a miracle, because I am going to college without having to pay tuition or fees! I will pay for my books under a... Continue Reading →
I love graduations! So much so, that I have had three of my own, and I always volunteered to attend, much to the delight of other professors in my department! It's a day of pure joy. Parents are happy, particularly those who have been paying for college so so long, that they had come to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 