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My Grilling Menu, Part 2: Side Dishes, for MariaShriver.com
To enjoy my grilling recipes for “Tattooed Watermelon Salad,” “Pasta Salad with Grilled Summer Vegetables,” and “Grilled Tomato Sun,” please click HERE.
My Grilling Menu, Part 1, for MariaShriver.com: “Healthy Recipes for a 3-Course Plant-Based Summer Grill Out”
To enjoy my grilling recipes for “Party on South Peach Salsa,” “Italian Herb Burgers on Focaccia,” and “Grilled Peaches with Raspberry Sauce,” please click HERE.
THE SMILE Installation at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art
On June 5, 2016, my 18-foot long, participatory art piece titled THE SMILE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD (is yours) was installed at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Hundreds of attendees of all ages (2 to 87!) and from all walks of life added their bright, inspiring smiles. THE SMILE will be on exhibit in […]
My “Five Years in Heaven” Interview on WTAJ’s “Central PA Live”
To watch my WTAJ-TV Central PA Live interview about Five Years in Heaven, please click HERE.
My Huffington Post Essay: “Pilgrimage: My Journey to The Christopher Awards”
“10:01 a.m.: Departure from Altoona’s Station Building in central Pennsylvania. Window seat aboard Amtrak’s 42 Pennsylvanian. Picture of a 92-year-old nun in my pocket. It will take seven hours to reach New York City where my memoir Five Years in Heaven will receive The Christopher Award. I have the best intentions to spend my journey […]
My MariaShriver.com Essay: “Celebrating the Motherly Love We Find in Surprising Places Along Our Journey: 5 Lessons From an 87-Year-Old Nun”
“Nothing trumps motherly love, even when the wisdom and advice being given is from an 87-year-old cloistered nun. At age 31, lost and confused at a crucial crossroads in my life, I met Sister Augustine, a ceramics artist who had been long hidden away from the world on the grounds of the oldest Benedictine convent […]
Christopher Closeup Interview on “Five Years in Heaven,” Doing God’s Work, & the Smile That Changed the World
To read and listen to my Christopher Closeup interview, please click HERE.
My Huffington Post Listicle: “12 Quotes By an 87-Year-Old Nun That Will Change Your Life”
“My 87-year-old friend — a cloistered nun and artist — Sister Augustine always told me: ‘I’m only a messenger.’ As I recount in my memoir, Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life’s Greatest Questions, Sister Augustine showed me the pathway to unlocking my true purpose and finding peace of mind at a […]
My MariaShriver.com Essay: “Dare to Be Different!”
“It has taken me almost three decades to be able to admit that I was mercilessly bullied during middle school and high school in my 1980’s Small Town America. It happened long before “bullying” was the buzzword or call to action it has become today. Long before there were advocates and superstars and whole organizations […]