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Not Strictly Spiritual celebrates 17 years

January 24, 2025 • writing

It was 17 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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Angel of God, my guardian dear…

October 2, 2023 • Everyday Divine

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here, ever this night, be at my side to light and guard, to rule and ...

Catching up to the curve of our own transformation

August 24, 2023 • Life Lines

The poet David Whyte says that most people are “living four or five years behind the curve of their own transformation,” refusing to accept a new season of ...

Be Here Now Retreat

July 28, 2023 • retreats

Early bird pricing for this weekend retreat expires on July 29. So if you're thinking about joining me at the beautiful Bon Secours Retreat & Conference ...

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Lost Generations? No one to blame but ourselves

February 10, 2022 • Life Lines

Back when my husband, Dennis, and I were teaching a two-year confirmation prep program at our parish in upstate New York, I wrote a column saying that when I ...

Registration is open for Stillpoint Retreat Sept. 9-11

January 31, 2022 • retreats

Registration is now open for the annual Stillpoint Retreat at Pyramid Life Center to be held Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Spots are ...

Celebrating 14 years here on Not Strictly Spiritual and gearing up for new adventures to come

January 24, 2022 • Cravings Tribe

Today marks the 14th anniversary of this blog. I launched it back in 2008 on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of writers, not really knowing ...

Fear Factor

January 21, 2022 • Give Us This Day

It seems so straightforward: Jesus appoints his Apostles. There doesn’t seem to be much to delve into here. We know how this Gospel (Mark 3:13-19) turns out. ...

Knowing — and doing — what we’re born to do

January 7, 2022 • Life Lines

Hanging on my office door is an image of Joan of Arc in all her courageous glory, with a version of her famous quote: “I am not afraid. I was born to do ...

Begin. Begin again. Begin every day.

January 3, 2022 • Cravings Tribe

Hello, my lovelies! Were you wondering if I had forgotten about you and our plan to start a reVolution not a resolution? There is a method to my madness. As ...

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