When I saw these jellyfish at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, I was mesmerized. Apparently, so was everyone else, because the crowd around their tank was several ...
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Nature
My latest Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
Fourteen years ago this month, I wrote my very first Life Lines column. It ...
It's not easy being green. Today Pope Francis used his General Audience to talk about our stewardship of God's creation. Preach it:
"Creation is not a ...
For the past two nights the moon has been spectacular. Well, truth be told, I always think the moon is spectacular, and most of my regular readers probably know ...
So a few months ago I came across this quote and fell in love with it:
"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and ...
A little Rumi to start your Sunday morning. Mine started VERY early, so I'm trying to take some comfort in these words.
Maybe the breeze at dawn was just ...
If you go on silent retreat, or spend any serious amount of time in deep and quiet prayer, you're likely to find that some new synapses are firing. Suddenly ...
So much happens on silent retreat, even though nothing at all seems to be happening. No talking, no reading, no writing, no casual eye contact. Doesn't sound ...
I am so honored and humbled by the many, many prayer requests that have come pouring in from friends on Facebook. I asked people to send me their special ...
Ever since moving to upstate New York almost 13 years ago, I've wanted to try kayaking. Finally, earlier this year, I got my chance when we took Chiara's ...
If you look around my office prayer space or on my bedroom dresser, you'll notice one constant: broken conch and whelk shells everywhere. Small and blue-grey, ...
When you plant a tree
every leaf that grows will tell you,
what you sow will bear fruit.
So if you have any sense, my friend
don't plant anything but love,
you ...
How does my garden grow? With hydrangea and spirea and lupine and zinnias and lamb’s ear all in a row. So the flower garden above is a new addition since Our ...
So we made it through our brief camping trip none the worse for wear. OK, maybe a little the worse for wear, but that was to be expected. Considering the fact ...
Olivia and I went out tonight on a quest for a camping “dunk bag,” which, if you’ve never gone camping -- and unfortunately I have -- is a mesh bag that allows ...
A couple of weeks ago I began an Internet search for an Our Lady of Guadalupe garden statue. I don’t know why I decided on Our Lady of Guadalupe over any other ...
I was out in the yard with Chiara today, exploring the spring flowers that are in bloom. When I spotted the beautiful Bleeding Heart (also known as Mary’s ...