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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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Mystical moments in the cheese aisle

August 22, 2024 • Life Lines

On a recent rainy morning, I ventured up to Trader Joe’s on Wolf Road in Albany, armed with a vacation snack wish list from my daughter, Olivia, who would be ...

Miscarriage: love and loss 26 years later

August 6, 2024 • grief

My annual tribute to the baby I lost 26 years ago today, the baby I call Grace: For the past few days I’ve been looking at the numbers on the calendar, ...

Less worry, more courage

July 29, 2024 • Give Us This Day

My reflection from today's Gospel (John 11:19-27) in Give Us This Day: As much as we’d like to think of ourselves as Martha in today’s Scripture ...

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A farewell to my ‘home’ newspaper

November 3, 2022 • Life Lines

A few months back, my husband, Dennis, called me from work and said, “I have to tell you something that is going to make you cry.” He followed it immediately ...

Beauty Even in the Fading

October 6, 2022 • Life Lines

It's funny how we have certain expectations of life, from the biggest events to the smallest details, and we are quick to label the results: good, bad, ...

Close encounters of the saintly kind

October 1, 2022 • saints

On this Feast of St. Thèrése of Lisieux, I thought I'd share my close encounter with this beloved saint. I was never a big fan of St. Thèrése. I didn't have ...

New podcast: Life in My 60s – Silence and the True Self

September 29, 2022 • podcasts

As I begin Life in My 60s, I wanted to spend some time talking about the journey and the joy that comes with it. Join me for conversation about aging and the ...

Life in My 60s: Exactly where I’m supposed to be

September 26, 2022 • Life in My 60s

So I'm standing at the start of a new decade today and feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude, peace, and contentment. I know how blessed I am, and I can ...

From here to eternity

September 23, 2022 • Give Us This Day

When my youngest was in elementary school, she asked about heaven and “eternity.” As I explained our belief that we would one day be with God forever, I was ...

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