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, ...
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Life Lines
I was driving to Rochester last week to give a talk to the local chapter of Magnificat, and I decided to make the trip into a mini-retreat of sorts. I brought ...
Back when Olivia was in preschool, she went through a brief period of hoarding. I’m not talking about holding on to too many favorite toys; I’m talking about ...
My latest Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
I’m not a big believer in coincidence. Rather, I see those unlikely moments ...
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 ...
My August Life Lines column, inspired by the renovations at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Delmar:
My parish church in upstate New York is undergoing major ...
I always say that every book I write, every retreat I lead, every workshop I present takes me to the next place I need to go on my spiritual journey. I never ...
My latest Life Lines column:
I was at the tail end of a silent weekend retreat a few weeks ago when I began reaching my silent prayer saturation point. ...
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 ...
It's been almost three weeks since I returned from Italy, and I still haven't managed to write any posts about the experience or trade my Euro for U.S. ...
In honor of Sister Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ, who died last week, I thought I would run this Life Lines column from last July. It was sparked by the marriage ...
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 ...
My May Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
Back when I was young, my mother would take me over to the chapel at St. Aedan’s ...
My March "Life Lines" column running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
I decided to clean out some dresser drawers last weekend, and mixed in with ...
My September Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
Someone saw a photo of me with my son, Noah, on Facebook recently and told ...
Yesterday a friend asked people if we could remember where we were at that horrible moment 12 years ago today. I was putting laundry away in the top drawer of ...
My June Life Lines column. It must have struck a chord because I am receiving tons of private emails from total strangers who all have experienced this in one ...
My May Life Lines column, currently running in the latest issue of Catholic New York, just in time for Pentecost:
I reluctantly went for a walk today, not ...
My current Life Lines column from Catholic New York:
What is it about the darkness that makes normal things seem a little scarier and scary things seem ...
A reader asked me to repost this column from close to 10 years ago. After some searching of paper and digital files, I realized it has never been posted on this ...
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