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Discovering the Divine in the Everyday

A new chapter: stepping down from my full-time job

December 18, 2021 • Life in My 50s

I have to share my big news: I'm leaving my position as Director of Communications for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany after almost seven years. What's the plan? To return to what I love to do most: writing, retreat work, and teaching yoga. Truth be ...

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Italy: Five weeks and counting…

September 2, 2014 • Italy Pilgrimage 2014, Travel

Five weeks from today, our Italy: A Feast for Body and Soul pilgrimage will depart from JFK airport bound for Rome. The 40 of us will spend 13 days making ...

Foodie Friday: A great way to use summer veggies

August 29, 2014 • Food, Foodie Friday

When a friend gave me a week of her CSA share, I knew I had to act fast. I had bags of beautiful summer abundance sitting on my counter and only a few days ...

What are you chasing?

August 26, 2014 • Life in My 50s

Time for a little honesty. I woke up this morning feeling beyond down in the dumps. Actually I've been waking up that way a lot lately, save for a few days ...

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Remembering the power of one small life

August 6, 2011 • Uncategorized

For the past few days I've been looking at the numbers on the calendar, growing more and more introspective as we inched closer to August 6. It was 13 years ...

Sundials and solstice disks at St. Peter’s

August 5, 2011 • Uncategorized

When I went to Rome in September, my watch stopped working on my first day in the Eternal City. My initial reaction was to run out and, through pointing and ...

Foodie Friday: Adding zest to life, or at least to a good salad

August 5, 2011 • Food, Foodie Friday

I was standing at the counter making a salad the other day when Chiara walked in and asked what I was doing. "I'm zesting this lemon," I told her. "What's ...

The answer to one of life’s greatest questions

August 4, 2011 • Uncategorized

When this little hen walked over to my car and stared up into my open driver's side window, I thought I was finally going to uncover one of the biggest ...

Come with me if you want to pray

August 4, 2011 • Books

We're going on a field trip today. Over to Huffington Post, where you'll find me writing about prayer. Just call me HuffPoust. Why the foray so far afield? ...

When just beginning is enough

August 3, 2011 • Uncategorized

"The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist. The beginner's humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to ...

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