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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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A prayer for bold and wild faith

April 6, 2021 • faith

Happy Easter Tuesday! In today’s Gospel, we are reminded that Mary of Magdala was the first to witness the Risen Lord, and the first to preach the Good ...

Manic Monday: Holy Week Edition

March 29, 2021 • Uncategorized

It's been a while since I checked in here on a Monday, so I thought Holy Week would be a good time to do it. I hope you are all healthy and happy and ...

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 ...

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Abundance over scarcity: trusting God to provide

August 9, 2016 • Life in My 50s, Life Lines

This Life Lines column was originally intended to be my last. It was 15 years ago this month that I wrote my first column for Catholic New York, and this ...

Miscarriage: Love and loss 18 years later

August 6, 2016 • grief, parenting

Usually I run the same annual post in this space on August 6, the day I lost my second child to miscarriage. But this year feels a little bit different. As ...

Humility, humiliation, and quiet surrender

July 8, 2016 • Life in My 50s, spirituality

Humility has never been my strong suit, which seems somewhat odd to me because I’m not a bragger or a diva. In fact, I trend toward the low end of the ...

Clearing out clutter: sometimes a sock is just a sock

July 3, 2016 • Life Lines

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 ...

Entertaining angels unaware

April 14, 2016 • Life Lines

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 ...

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 ...

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