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Not Strictly Spiritual celebrates 18 years

January 24, 2026 • Cravings Tribe

It was 18 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. (You can read my original blog post from this date in 2008 HERE.) So, happy anniversary to me! And thank you to all of you who have ...

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Called Into the Unknown

December 22, 2024 • Give Us This Day

My reflection from today’s Gospel (Luke 1:39-45) in Give Us This Day: As I prepare for an upcoming trip, I’m torn between catching a flight or hopping in ...

Savoring the Sacred

December 18, 2024 • Advent, retreats

If you missed the online Advent mini-retreat I offered in collaboration with Give Us This Day, you can watch the replay here. I share tips that are helpful ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Not Strictly Spiritual marks 15 years

January 24, 2023 • writing

It's hard for me to believe, but it was 15 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. ...

Prayer for life: moving to a sacred rhythm in a discordant world

January 9, 2023 • Give Us This Day

O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life. Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers of babies ...

Entering a season that beckons us to bask in the ordinary

January 3, 2023 • Life Lines

Most of the world moved on from Christmas as soon as the presents were opened and the dinner consumed, but we Catholics savor the season, soaking up every ...

Resolve to Evolve: Begin a journey of true transformation

December 15, 2022 • retreats

'Tis the season to start thinking about our grand self-improvement plans for 2023, right? It's right around this time of year, when we're eating too many ...

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