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Discovering the Divine in the Everyday

Less worry, more courage

July 29, 2024 • Give Us This Day

My reflection from today's Gospel (John 11:19-27) in Give Us This Day: As much as we’d like to think of ourselves as Martha in today’s Scripture readings—running to greet the Lord, prescient in her recognition of Jesus as the Messiah, trusting God’s ...

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Everyday mindfulness for everyone

March 16, 2021 • YouTube

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 ...

Remembering the Sisters who guided me on my path

March 12, 2021 • Life Lines

The editor of the Albany diocesan newspaper came into my office recently and asked if I wanted to share a memory of an experience with a religious sister for ...

‘Broken, Beautiful and Beloved,’ a June 25-27 retreat at Bon Secours in Maryland

March 3, 2021 • retreats

If you are near — or can get to — the stunning Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center in Marriottsville, Maryland, I've got a weekend retreat to kick ...

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He is risen. Alleluia. Alleluia

March 27, 2016 • Lent

Life begins again today. Even without dying, we feel reborn because we have been given the ultimate second chance. Without earning it, without understanding ...

Spreading Good News with a small and capital “g”

March 19, 2016 • writing

I was featured as a Faces of Faith interview by Rob Brill in today's Albany Times Union. I'm honored. Here's the story: MARY DeTURRIS POUST Background: ...

Defying definitions and trusting your own story

March 6, 2016 • family, Life in My 50s

Everyone has his or her own story. Our history, family, faith, environment – all of it combines to create a background story that runs through our entire ...

Why I Stay

February 21, 2016 • faith

My Life Lines column running in the current issue of Catholic New York: Why do you remain a Catholic?” That was the challenge issued to me on Facebook a ...

Confronted with Christ

February 18, 2016 • family, Give Us This Day

My brief reflection from Give Us This Day earlier this week: Whenever we take our children to Manhattan, we are confronted by the reality of "these ...

Sometimes happiness isn’t a choice.

January 28, 2016 • Life in My 50s

My Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York: My hands look older than my mother’s hands ever did. That’s what I was thinking at ...

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