'Tis the season to start thinking about our grand self-improvement plans for 2026, right? It's right around this time of year, when we're eating too many ...
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When doing some spiritual reading recently, I came across a phrase attributed to Dorothy Day: the “duty of delight.” It stopped me in my tracks because it ...
I had a bit of a health scare this week. A major blockage (80 percent) in a major artery required a stent. But I am feeling great — and grateful. It all started ...
Meister Eckhart, the thirteenth-century German priest and mystic, famously wrote, “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘thank you,’ it will ...
This autumn has been a season of deep gratitude and growing awe. Whether it has to do with my age or my circumstances or a combination of both, I increasingly ...
It's funny how we have certain expectations of life, from the biggest events to the smallest details, and we are quick to label the results: good, bad, lucky, ...
Hello, my lovelies! Were you wondering if I had forgotten about you and our plan to start a reVolution not a resolution? There is a method to my madness. As I ...
I was recently asked to give a Zoom presentation on mindfulness for co-workers at the Diocese of Albany's Pastoral Center. Because, as I've been known to say ...
A new episode of the Life Lines podcast has finally posted. Every time I record one I have to figure out how to use GarageBand all over again. The struggle is ...
Hello, my lovelies! Were you wondering if I had forgotten about you and our plan to start a reVolution not a resolution? There is a method to my madness. As I ...
Advent in our modern world has long been behind the cultural eight ball. It’s a season of waiting in a world of instant gratification, a season of quiet ...
Yesterday was a momentous occasion. The gratitude journal that I have kept on my nightstand since April 2019 hit #1,000 — as in 1,000 things for which I am ...
When we returned from a weeklong family trip to Rome, several friends asked me to name the one monumental moment from the trip, the standout thing that made the ...
'Tis the season to give thanks, but what if we change things up a bit this time around? It could be a gratitude throw down of epic proportions, if we all make ...
Most weekends I don't look forward to the long list of things that need to get done. After a busy week at work and nights spent driving to and from appointments ...
German mystic Meister Eckhart once said, “If the only prayer you said your whole life was ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.”
Gratitude has that kind of power, ...
German mystic Meister Eckhart once said, “If the only prayer you said your whole life was ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.”
Gratitude has that kind of power, ...
This is so worth 11 minutes of your time. Denzel Washington gives a commencement address that doubles as spiritual direction. "Put God first," he told the ...
I haven't kept a gratitude journal with any long-term success over the years, despite knowing the benefits. In my latest Life Lines column (now running in the ...
My latest Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
I’m a wannabe hiker. And a wannabe camper and kayaker, for that matter. Although ...
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