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Not called to be the GOAT

November 25, 2023 • Give Us This Day

My latest reflection from Give Us This Day, based on the readings for the day: Jesus doles out some tough love in today’s Gospel, which echoes the equally tough love offered by the prophet Ezekiel. Don’t get me wrong, Christ the King coming to lead his ...

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Celebrating lucky 13 here at NSS

January 24, 2021 • writing

Today is the 13th 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 what ...

Lent is coming fast. Don’t go it alone.

January 19, 2021 • Lent

Ash Wednesday is only four weeks away. I know if feels like we just got through Christmas, but, trust me, Lent will be here before you know it, and wouldn't ...

Week 3: be still, be silent, just be

January 18, 2021 • Cravings Tribe

How are we doing, gang? We are moving into week three already. Can you believe it? How is your 2021 so far? It definitely seems like it's going to give 2020 ...

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He is risen. Alleluia. Alleluia

March 27, 2016 • Lent

Life begins again today. Even without dying, we feel reborn because we have been given the ultimate second chance. Without earning it, without understanding ...

Spreading Good News with a small and capital “g”

March 19, 2016 • writing

I was featured as a Faces of Faith interview by Rob Brill in today's Albany Times Union. I'm honored. Here's the story: MARY DeTURRIS POUST Background: ...

Defying definitions and trusting your own story

March 6, 2016 • family, Life in My 50s

Everyone has his or her own story. Our history, family, faith, environment – all of it combines to create a background story that runs through our entire ...

Why I Stay

February 21, 2016 • faith

My Life Lines column running in the current issue of Catholic New York: Why do you remain a Catholic?” That was the challenge issued to me on Facebook a ...

Confronted with Christ

February 18, 2016 • family, Give Us This Day

My brief reflection from Give Us This Day earlier this week: Whenever we take our children to Manhattan, we are confronted by the reality of "these ...

Sometimes happiness isn’t a choice.

January 28, 2016 • Life in My 50s

My Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York: My hands look older than my mother’s hands ever did. That’s what I was thinking at ...

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