Noel SeifJan 19, 20212 min readMy Pandemic JournalI have been keeping a pandemic journal since Palm Sunday of 2020. All the churches were locked down then. Easter was fast approaching,...
Noel SeifApr 22, 20204 min read Rest in Peace, Dear FriendCAROLYN COLES VANDENBERG 1954 - 2019 Before she married, she was Carolyn Coles, daughter of a railroad engineer and a nurse, sister to...
Noel SeifNov 12, 20192 min readThe Poet, RumiDuring our recent visit to Turkey, we visited the mausoleum of the 13th century poet and Sufi mystic, Rumi. He was the founder, inventor,...
Noel SeifSep 9, 20191 min readSacred-To-The-Memory PlaquesWe don’t have these here in my little corner of the world, but I found them on the walls of some churches in Ireland. More eloquent and...
Noel SeifSep 8, 20192 min readThe Writers Museum, DublinOne of the first things my husband and I did when we visited Dublin two years ago was to visit The Writers Museum. (Yes, I got into...
Noel SeifSep 8, 20192 min readThe Long Room, Trinity College Library, Dublin As a lover of books, I’m also a lover of libraries. From the Ryerson wing of the Grand Rapids Public Library where my love affair with...