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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 readings—running to greet the Lord, prescient in her recognition of Jesus as the Messiah, trusting God’s ...

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An unlikely Advent journey

December 8, 2021 • Advent

For the longest time, I considered myself more of a Lent person than an Advent person. The journey through the desert felt familiar, the three-prong practice ...

First Week of Advent: making space for the sacred

November 28, 2021 • Advent

'Tis the season to decorate, shop, wrap, bake... Nope! This season of Advent is made for just the opposite: waiting, anticipating, resting, praying. It's a ...

Abundance vs. lack: Hold nothing back

November 8, 2021 • Give Us This Day

Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury. For they ...

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Finding grace, even in the shadow of the cross

April 14, 2017 • Lent

I’ve been in desperate need of some grace these days. So much so, that I pulled a tarnished silver necklace bearing the word “GRACE” out of my jewelry box ...

Finding the blessing in a toilet in need of scrubbing

April 2, 2017 • Everyday Divine

Most weekends I don't look forward to the long list of things that need to get done. After a busy week at work and nights spent driving to and from ...

‘Shining like the sun’: Merton goes to the prom

March 5, 2017 • Life in My 50s

I was standing in the dressing room of Lord & Taylor recently, waiting outside a closed stall door as Olivia tried on dress after dress in the elusive ...

One month of meditation. Does it make a difference?

March 3, 2017 • Cravings, Silence

One month ago today, I decided to commit -- really commit this time! -- to a daily meditation practice. I've been down this road before. Usually I don't make ...

Take inventory, simplify, let go…

February 22, 2017 • Cravings

I read this reflection this morning and knew I needed to share it here. From Peace in Our Hearts, Peace in the World: Meditations of Hope and Healing:

The last chapter is not the end, just the opposite

February 21, 2017 • Cravings

So this week we delve into our final chapter of Cravings, but that doesn't mean we're done with this topic or this journey. In fact, this is just the ...

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