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2026 Retreat Schedule

December 15, 2025 • retreats

Seven opportunities to retreat with me in 2026! So many great locations to choose from: Dominican Retreat Center in Niskayuna x2, Wiawaka on Lake George, Graymoor on the Holy Mountain, Pyramid Life Center in the ADK, Bon Secours in Maryland, and a second ...

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5 Ways to Make Advent More Serene and Less Stressful

December 2, 2024 • Advent

We're only a few days into Advent, and most of us have been bombarded by so much Christmas music and Christmas advertising and Christmas everything that ...

Waiting Without Hope

November 27, 2024 • Life Lines

When I was approaching my 60th birthday a couple of years ago, I decided to have two words from my favorite psalm tattooed on my left arm. “Be still,” it ...

The thing with feathers

October 23, 2024 • Life Lines

It was a beautiful October morning, and I was seated in a jam-packed St. Peter’s Square waiting for Pope Francis to begin Mass on the Feast of the Guardian ...

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The snares of the enemy

March 31, 2023 • Give Us This Day

My Give Us This Day reflection on today's Scripture readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13 and John 10: 31-42. You can find the readings HERE. Vengeance takes center ...

New podcast: Bravery and fear, two sides of the same coin

March 25, 2023 • podcasts

So often we think being brave means being fearless. Not so. Bravery and courage happen in the face of fear, not in the absence of it. What would you do if ...

Prayer is a non-negotiable on the Lenten journey

March 16, 2023 • Lent

As we move into the second half of the Lenten season, it's a good time to take stock of our promises and practices. So often we give up sweets or alcohol or ...

Can you have a “happy” Lent?

March 7, 2023 • Life Lines

As I was wrapping up a Lenten retreat recently, someone in attendance approached me afterward and asked if it’s appropriate or even possible to wish someone ...

New podcast: The Head & the Heart (Lent, Week 1)

February 26, 2023 • podcasts

As we begin the first full week of Lent, I wanted to spend a few minutes talking about this 40-day journey and how we might best approach the challenge. Join ...

This Lent, let God set the course

February 17, 2023 • Life Lines

Back when I was younger, I would approach Ash Wednesday in spiritual attack mode. Armed with books and an overly ambitious plan, I entered the Lenten ...

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