My Give Us This Day reflection on today's Scripture readings: Jeremiah 20:10-13 and John 10: 31-42. You can find the readings HERE.
Vengeance takes center stage in today’s readings, just as it often does in our own lives. We might read Jeremiah’s ...
My annual tribute to the baby I lost, the baby I call Grace:
For the past few days I’ve been looking at the numbers on the calendar, growing more and more ...
Dennis and I were sitting around the kitchen table one morning talking with our son, Noah, who is home from college for the summer and working full time for ...
About one week ago, our dishwasher died. Well, it didn't die completely; it just shut down mid-cycle no matter how many times we tried to make it work. And, ...
I actually Googled "sweet potato black bean chili, Not Strictly Spiritual" this morning to find this recipe I had posted here months ago. It was easier than ...
Some people have a problem with the idea of purgatory, which is something I honestly just don't get. Of all our teachings, this is one that is not only ...
I knew from the get-go that St. John the Baptist Church in Madison, Alabama, was an active and vibrant parish. After all, the people there scooped up 550 ...
When I went to visit my grandmother at the nursing home yesterday, I packed a little cooler bag with my lunch, thinking it might be nice to eat with her. I ...
Today I head to the Jersey Shore to give a two-day retreat -- "Creating Calm Amid Life's Chaos" -- to the principals of the Diocese of Metuchen at the San ...
One year from now we will be just back from the most amazing pilgrimage, a 13-day food and faith tour of Italy that will take us from Montecatini, Florence, ...
