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TRANSITIONS AND A TIME TO WRITE…AGAIN.

Last month, I shared my awareness of a shift in our family and in myself. All four of our children are now married and have started families of their own—a…

TRANSITIONS AND A TIME TO WRITE…AGAIN.

Sunrise on Cabarete beach, Dominican Republic Last month, I shared my awareness of a…

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Do You Want to Get Well?

As we turn the calendar page to August, I have just returned from witnessing our youngest daughter giving birth to their first child, a precious little girl, Jesse Ruth. Once…

Faith Recovery Spirituality

Do You Want to Get Well?

As we turn the calendar page to August, I have just returned from…

August 3, 20263Comments

A Summer Turn Toward Benedictine Spirituality

For many years, one of my summer rhythms has been to read or study something different from what I do the rest of the year. I love that change of…

Faith Spirituality

A Summer Turn Toward Benedictine Spirituality

For many years, one of my summer rhythms has been to read or…

July 5, 20262Comments

A HEART OF FLESH—2026

Give us hearts of flesh, O God, that we may serve you. This month I’m sharing something I wrote in 2020—a time that caused us to dig deep into our…

Faith Spirituality

A HEART OF FLESH—2026

Give us hearts of flesh, O God, that we may serve you. This…

June 1, 20261Comment

APRIL SHOWERS, MAY FLOWERS, AND THE LONG VIEW

What a season of new life—and old lessons—has reminded me about patience, prayer, and hope. We often say, “April showers bring May flowers,” but living through the showers is a…

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APRIL SHOWERS, MAY FLOWERS, AND THE LONG VIEW

What a season of new life—and old lessons—has reminded me about patience, prayer,…

May 5, 20267Comments

Stay With Me–Holy Week 2026

This month I’m sharing a post I wrote in 2023. I pray its message holds true for us today. As we turn the calendar to April, we enter into…

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Stay With Me–Holy Week 2026

This month I'm sharing a post I wrote in 2023. I pray its…

April 1, 20260Comments

ABIDE IN SUFFERING AND SORROW

“Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” Mark 4:38 We are well into Lent and I encourage us all to keep on keeping on with the commitments we made…

Faith Recovery Spirituality

ABIDE IN SUFFERING AND SORROW

“Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” Mark 4:38 We are well…

March 7, 20261Comment

INNER TRANSFORMATION—GOD’S GREAT WORK OF LOVE

This month I’m doing something a bit different. I’m sharing a reflection that I read a few years ago. It touched me deeply then and continues to do so each…

Faith Recovery Spirituality

INNER TRANSFORMATION—GOD’S GREAT WORK OF LOVE

This month I'm doing something a bit different. I'm sharing a reflection that…

February 12, 20261Comment

GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY!!!

A new year has come to us all. We each may receive it with a variety of emotions. Yet, many of us are drawn to the idea of a fresh…

Faith Spirituality

GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY!!!

A new year has come to us all. We each may receive it…

January 2, 20266Comments

Keeping Still

We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical season often holds the tension of a longing for stillness to wait for and ponder Christ’s coming anew in our lives at…

Faith Spirituality

Keeping Still

Photo by Jay Brand on Pexels.com We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical…

December 5, 20251Comment

Keeping Still

We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical season often holds the tension of a longing for stillness to wait for and ponder Christ’s coming anew in our lives at…

Faith Spirituality

Keeping Still

Photo by Jay Brand on Pexels.com We have entered into Advent 2025. This liturgical…

December 5, 20252Comments

SEEKING A LIFE OF CONTEMPLATIVE DEPTH AND ACTIVE LOVE—TERESA OF ÁVILA

This month I’m sharing another of my reflections from my Spiritual Direction school days in 2020 on Teresa of Ávila, whose feast day we celebrated last month. We were to…

Faith Spirituality

SEEKING A LIFE OF CONTEMPLATIVE DEPTH AND ACTIVE LOVE—TERESA OF ÁVILA

This month I’m sharing another of my reflections from my Spiritual Direction school…

November 8, 20250Comments