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June 24, 2026 • Life Lines

This month has given me the opportunity to lead retreats for four different groups, from the annual North Country Catholic Women’s Retreat at Wiawaka on Lake George to a mini-retreat at the national Catholic Media Conference in Atlantic City to an online ...

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Seeds of silence

April 22, 2026 • Life Lines

Sometimes it can be hard to hear yourself think. The literal and figurative noise of the world can overwhelm our senses, our thoughts and our spiritual ...

Thank you for the prayers!

April 9, 2026 • prayer

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for our daughter Chiara for the past few weeks. After a harrowing experience fighting a serious infection ...

A Lent of pain, prayer and surrender

March 25, 2026 • Life Lines

Whenever I lead Lenten retreats, I remind people that often the sacrifices we set out for ourselves at the start of this journey through the spiritual desert ...

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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 ...

Broken, beautiful & beloved

January 21, 2026 • Life Lines

Several years ago, when I was on a retreat in the Green Mountains of Vermont, the leader — after guiding us through a powerful meditation and reflection — ...

When nothing is ordinary about Ordinary Time

January 15, 2026 • Life Lines

As we settle back into Ordinary Time in our liturgical calendar, it strikes me as a more challenging task this time around. It’s not hard to see that there ...

Resolve to Evolve 2026

December 28, 2025 • retreats

'Tis the season to start thinking about our grand self-improvement plans for 2026, right? It's right around this time of year, when we're eating too many ...

Dorothy Day’s ‘Duty of Delight’

December 27, 2025 • Life Lines

When doing some spiritual reading recently, I came across a phrase attributed to Dorothy Day: the “duty of delight.” It stopped me in my tracks because it ...

PODCAST: Finding hope in a world of sorrow

December 17, 2025 • podcasts

As we move through the third week of Advent, we're focusing on micro joys and everyday blessings that remind us of God's goodness and help us navigate the ...

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