Seasonal Reflections
Seasonal Reflection: Autumn in Korea
By Kim Young-Hoon
Some say autumn in Korea is "chungomabi" which means high, blue skies and when horses fatten. Autumn is Korea's best season to enjoy the weather and it lasts from September through November. The color of the mountains turns red with fallen leaves. The viewer's face is touched by soft wind and smooth sunshine. A variety of activities abound and include a field day, service for harvest, and excursion for viewing autumnal foliage. Firstly, young students have a field day in school. Family members are always invited to the field day where all can participate in sports such as relay races. Students and their family have a fun and eat together.
Secondly, college students go to a rural place to help harvest. Farmers are so busy that they cannot gather in a harvest by...
Of Poetry, Baseball and Spring
By Fr. James Gladstone, SJ
I don't remember when I started to like poetry. But then again, I don't remember when I started to like pickles or olives. All of a sudden I began to acquire a taste for something many passed up.
I don't remember when I started to like baseball either. I was pretty certain I could play baseball well into...
A Soliloquy from Late October
By Fr. Charlie Baumann, SJ
The white throated sparrows have come back to the Jesuit garden for the winter. What they see in the garden to come back to is beyond me. The leaves have fallen off the plants, all the perennials look like dead sticks, the waterfall will soon close down for the season lest its waters freeze in the pipes.
It's that time of year again. The stores are filled with Halloween costumes and candy, while the neighboring shelves are being stocked...
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