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The gift of centering prayer: finding unity through silence

July 7, 2025 • Silence

This Soul Seeing essay originally ran in the July 5, 2025, issue of the National Catholic Reporter: As I drove down the New York State Thruway, headed toward what promised to be an inspiring event on the legacy of Trappist Fr. Thomas Keating and the ...

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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 ...

Remaining faithful when God feels absent

January 23, 2025 • Life Lines

Wildfires and wars, sickness and suffering of every kind. It can sometimes leave us crying out: “Where are you, God?” The silence can feel deafening at ...

Blessing of Aaron: a message for our hungry hearts

January 1, 2025 • Give Us This Day

Published in the January 2025 issue of Give Us This Day: The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to ...

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Welcoming the Wild Goose

May 15, 2024 • Life Lines

When I first saw the wild geese standing outside the window of the conference room where I was leading a retreat at beautiful Bon Secours Retreat Center in ...

God’s path of totality

April 30, 2024 • Life Lines

Think about the lead-up to the recent solar eclipse. For months there was non-stop coverage as scientists tracked the path of totality, giving us the ...

Finding Jesus on the Streets of Guatemala

March 20, 2024 • Life Lines

When I was in Guatemala on retreat earlier this month, I was humbled and heartened by the visible presence of Lent not just in churches but on storefronts ...

The One Who Rights All Wrongs

March 18, 2024 • Give Us This Day

My reflection on today's Scripture readings in the March issue of Give Us This Day: At some point or another, most of us have been blamed for something we ...

On life’s journey, you may be entertaining angels unaware

March 9, 2024 • writing

This Soul Seeing column appeared in the March 9 issue of the National Catholic Reporter: Air travel is not for the faint of heart. Although I don't have ...

Heart Health: Trust Your Gut (podcast)

February 18, 2024 • podcasts

In honor of Heart Health Month, I'm sharing my own heart health scare as a cautionary tale. I am so grateful I am here to tell my story. Trust your intuition ...

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