My feature essay from the January 2024 issue of Give Us This Day:
A fresh span of twelve months stretches out before us now, like a blank canvas daring us to create something new. But we know all too well that the fresh hope of a new year can often ...
Advent in our modern world has long been behind the cultural eight ball. It’s a season of waiting in a world of instant gratification, a season of quiet ...
Take 15 minutes to let go of tension and re-ground yourself. I originally recorded this short practice for the Diocese of Albany's virtual wellness day. I ...
When I was leaving my gynecologist’s office recently, I exited the building with a younger couple leaving the same practice. I guessed that they likely were ...
I was honored to be able to attend the funeral of Mercy Sister Mary Ann Walsh this morning in the chapel at her motherhouse in Albany, where family, friends, ...
It's not too late to register! I'll be offering a one-day retreat at the Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center in Ossining, N.Y., on Saturday, May 9, on ...
I woke up this morning and noticed a link to a Novena to St. Catherine of Siena in my Facebook feed. I will admit that I am not one to pray novenas often. ...
I know things have been relatively quiet here for the past week or so. That's because I'm renegotiating my work/life schedule these days, and it's taking ...
Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of Albany marks his first anniversary as spiritual leader of our Capital Region diocese tomorrow, April 10. By clicking on the ...
Despite our best intentions, finding a block of time to get down to the practice of prayer can be difficult -- that is if we think of prayer only as a formal ...
