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Broken, beautiful & beloved

Broken, beautiful & beloved

January 21, 2026 • Life Lines
Several years ago, when I was on a retreat in the Green Mountains of Vermont, the leader — after guiding us through a powerful meditation and reflection — asked us to turn to the person next to us, in my case a complete stranger, and share the one ...
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Staircase to heaven

Staircase to heaven

July 24, 2025 • Life Lines
I have been blessed to go on numerous visits to the beautiful city of Rome, and each time I visited, I ran the gauntlet of typical tourist and pilgrim ...
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Savoring the Sacred

Savoring the Sacred

December 18, 2024 • Advent, retreats
If you missed the online Advent mini-retreat I offered in collaboration with Give Us This Day, you can watch the replay here. I share tips that are helpful ...
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Waiting Without Hope

Waiting Without Hope

November 27, 2024 • Life Lines
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 ...
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The thing with feathers

The thing with feathers

October 23, 2024 • Life Lines
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 ...
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