Catherine Messina PajicDear Graduates, Your Destination is NowIt’s that season again. Time for The Commencement Speech.·7 min read·Jun 13, 2019----
Catherine Messina PajicDeath in my BackyardAs the trees thin out each November, it seems as if we can see deer everywhere. They trample our urban gardens, and their carcasses litter…3 min read·Jan 5, 2019----
Catherine Messina PajicWhy Sportsmanship Matters — On and Off the FieldSportsmanship: conduct (such as fairness, respect for one’s opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating…8 min read·Oct 12, 2018----
Catherine Messina PajicInnocence and the Age of PossibilityWe are walking through a picturesque university campus, one of the many we have visited on this week-long tour. As we make our way through…7 min read·Aug 31, 2018----
Catherine Messina PajicSometimes, Charity Ends at HomeThe call came late at night, as these calls do.5 min read·Apr 27, 2018----
Catherine Messina PajicA Year Ago, I Was Laid Off — Happy Anniversary?One year ago, I packed up my desk and left my private office at the organization which had employed me for some 15 years. I had been told…5 min read·Mar 10, 2018----
Catherine Messina PajicTime Traveling With My MotherI never thought of my life as a time capsule. Then my mother passed away, and I found a stack of letters in her nightstand.3 min read·Jan 19, 2018----
Catherine Messina PajicThe Christmas Blog I Wasn’t Going to WriteAs a Christian whose faith is tenuous and whose relationship with Jesus ambiguous at best, I’m not an obvious choice for expounding the…5 min read·Dec 10, 2017--1--1
Catherine Messina PajicinPoets UnlimitedNo Time for GriefThere is no time for grief·1 min read·Nov 29, 2017----
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