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Tara Ludwig

Notes from the Wayside – February 2023

February 9, 2023 By Tara Ludwig 7 Comments

February 9, 2023 Ever since a car smashed into me on my way to work on July 27th, 2013, pain has been a daily part of my life. And I do not mean the trivial pain of a stubbed toe or a bonked elbow, … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – February 2023

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Notes from the Wayside – January 2023

January 12, 2023 By Tara Ludwig 5 Comments

I am not a “dog person”.  To be honest, I have spent most of my life as an actively anti-dog person, after a couple of frightening run-ins with big dogs during my childhood left me fearful and wary of … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – January 2023

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Notes from the Wayside – November 2022

November 9, 2022 By Tara Ludwig 2 Comments

November 10, 2022 Yesterday my 8-year-old son, Cirocco, celebrated his First Reconciliation, an important step on the way to receiving his First Communion this spring.  Our church put together … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – November 2022

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Notes from the Wayside – October 2022

October 14, 2022 By Tara Ludwig 4 Comments

October 15, 2022 My uncle, Andrew Jude Aber, recently died of pancreatic cancer.  It was Uncle Andrew who, 45 years ago, sang in a rock band called Knowhere and introduced his bass player (my dad) … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – October 2022

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Notes from the Wayside, September 2022

September 15, 2022 By Tara Ludwig Leave a Comment

September 15, 2022 The Ludwig family closed out our summer this year with a visit from my cousins from New York, along with their children and families.  For two weeks our house was filled with … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside, September 2022

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#66 – On the Scattering of the Sheep

August 17, 2022 By Tara Ludwig Leave a Comment

J.R.R. Tolkien: “Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him[i]”The Fellowship of the Ring Dear … [Read more...] about #66 – On the Scattering of the Sheep

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Ludwig – On Growing Pains

July 14, 2021 By Tara Ludwig Leave a Comment

The Miraculous Draught of Fish (1618-1619) by Peter Paul Rubens (b. Siegen, Germany, June 1577; d. Antwerp, Belgium, May 1640), at The National Gallery in London Dear Peregrinus (A Sunday in … [Read more...] about Ludwig – On Growing Pains

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#50 – On Joy

July 14, 2020 By Tara Ludwig Leave a Comment

Dear Peregrinus (A Monday in June):  Hello, dear old friend.  It is nearly a year since I have written to you last, and my, what profound wonders and sorrows have come to be in that short … [Read more...] about #50 – On Joy

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#40 – On Suffering

July 15, 2019 By Tara Ludwig Leave a Comment

Dear Peregrinus (Monday, 7:30 PM): It is Tara Ludwig who writes to you today, Peregrinus, she of the Faber Institute, long-standing student and friend of Fr. Richard Ganz, a man you yourself know … [Read more...] about #40 – On Suffering

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#34 – On “Be Not Afraid”

July 10, 2018 By Tara Ludwig Leave a Comment

Dear Peregrinus (7:30 PM, Sunday): Our mutual friend, Fr. Rick Ganz, has journeyed to Coeur d’Alene for the summer to begin composition of his masterwork and to save the souls of wayward Idahoans.  … [Read more...] about #34 – On “Be Not Afraid”

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