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St. Francis: a saint for all seasons

October 4, 2023 • saints

On this Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, I thought I would pull this column from years ago out of the archives. St. Francis, pray for us! Out in my perennial garden, nestled among the stonecrop and salvias, stands a well-worn clay statue of St. Francis ...

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Merton in the Mountains: A Silent Retreat

August 24, 2019 • Silence

First we'll get to the details, then the back story. I have stepped in to lead the 26th annual Merton in the Mountains silent retreat at Pyramid Life Center ...

Life — the daring adventure

August 19, 2019 • Life Lines

When I was working as a reporter for Catholic New York back in the 1980s, I had one of those quote-of-the-day calendars on the desk in my cubicle overlooking ...

Build community, start small

July 19, 2019 • Life Lines

I went back to yoga class last month after a long break. Day by day, as I returned to my mat in a room surrounded by people— mostly strangers—of all ages, ...

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What are you chasing?

August 26, 2014 • Life in My 50s

Time for a little honesty. I woke up this morning feeling beyond down in the dumps. Actually I've been waking up that way a lot lately, save for a few days ...

Turning summer stress into meditation in motion

August 14, 2014 • Everyday Divine

My latest Life Lines column running in the current issue of Catholic New York: Every year, when summer rolls around, I vow to work less and play more, or at ...

My two favorite Chiaras

August 11, 2014 • saints

To celebrate the Feast of St. Clare, I'm doing a Flashback Monday post (I know, it doesn't quite have the same ring, does it?) to something I wrote three ...

Are we willing to be marked as Christians?

August 9, 2014 • faith

For weeks now I have been feeling helpless, hopeless, in a constant state of incredulity tinged with despair. So much so I have been completely unable to ...

Prescription for a better marriage: Start dating

August 4, 2014 • family

About eight or nine years ago, my aunt gave me a lovely picnic basket backpack, complete with cloth napkins, plastic wine glasses, everything you’d need for ...

Why would you refuse to dance with grace?

August 1, 2014 • spirituality

Okay, I'll admit that when I first saw this clip, I was drawn in by the Hafiz poem, one of my favorites. Because when I grow up, I want to be the sage who ...

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