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 macro sorrows of our world or our personal lives. Listen to my latest podcast (19-minute listen) at ...
Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s, our home was adorned with a large portrait of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The same one hung in my grandmother’s home. Back ...
Happy Feast of St. Joan of Arc!
When I was in a difficult stretch a few years back, Joan of Arc became my guide and inspiration. I had the image you see ...
Every woman should watch this. And maybe every man as well. I’ve been a fan of Andie MacDowell since the 1980s, when I carried a magazine picture of her in ...
When I was approaching my 60th birthday a couple of years ago, I decided to have two words from my favorite psalm tattooed on my left arm. “Be still,” it ...
It was a beautiful October morning, and I was seated in a jam-packed St. Peter’s Square waiting for Pope Francis to begin Mass on the Feast of the Guardian ...
Fear seems to be ever-present in our world these days, but we don't have to live there. When we move forward in the face of fear, we discover unexpected ...
When I initially developed the Stillpoint Retreat, which I have led at Pyramid Life Center for six years and counting, my hope was to give people a space ...
Here’s the Life Lines column I wrote 23 years ago, in the days following 9/11. So much has changed since that time. Our world has changed. My family has ...
On a recent rainy morning, I ventured up to Trader Joe’s on Wolf Road in Albany, armed with a vacation snack wish list from my daughter, Olivia, who would be ...
