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2026 Retreat Schedule

December 15, 2025 • retreats

Seven opportunities to retreat with me in 2026! So many great locations to choose from: Dominican Retreat Center in Niskayuna x2, Wiawaka on Lake George, Graymoor on the Holy Mountain, Pyramid Life Center in the ADK, Bon Secours in Maryland, and a second ...

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The thing with feathers

October 23, 2024 • Life Lines

It was a beautiful October morning, and I was seated in a jam-packed St. Peter’s Square waiting for Pope Francis to begin Mass on the Feast of the Guardian ...

New podcast episode: Feel the fear and do it anyway

September 24, 2024 • podcasts

Fear seems to be ever-present in our world these days, but we don't have to live there. When we move forward in the face of fear, we discover unexpected ...

Don’t shut down wonder

September 12, 2024 • Life Lines

When I initially developed the Stillpoint Retreat, which I have led at Pyramid Life Center for six years and counting, my hope was to give people a space ...

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This Lent, let God set the course

February 17, 2023 • Life Lines

Back when I was younger, I would approach Ash Wednesday in spiritual attack mode. Armed with books and an overly ambitious plan, I entered the Lenten ...

Not Strictly Spiritual marks 15 years

January 24, 2023 • writing

It's hard for me to believe, but it was 15 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. ...

Prayer for life: moving to a sacred rhythm in a discordant world

January 9, 2023 • Give Us This Day

O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life. Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers of babies ...

Entering a season that beckons us to bask in the ordinary

January 3, 2023 • Life Lines

Most of the world moved on from Christmas as soon as the presents were opened and the dinner consumed, but we Catholics savor the season, soaking up every ...

Resolve to Evolve: Begin a journey of true transformation

December 15, 2022 • retreats

'Tis the season to start thinking about our grand self-improvement plans for 2023, right? It's right around this time of year, when we're eating too many ...

In turbulent times, look for the light

December 9, 2022 • Advent, Life Lines

We are approaching the mid-point of Advent, which, of course, includes the lighting of the rose-colored candle in our Advent wreath. It’s not just a pretty ...

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