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YEARNING FOR LIFE*–2019

“As a deer yearns for running streams, so I yearn for you, my God.” Psalm 42:1 Almost three decades ago, I was invited to my first silent retreat at a Benedictine monastery in Nauvoo, Illinois.  The nuns directing the retreat had chosen chapter 55 from the book of Isaiah as the theme for the weekend.  Throughout…
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YEARNING FOR LIFE*–2019

"As a deer yearns for running streams, so I yearn for you, my…
March 5, 2019

DON’T FIGHT YOUR LESSON

I awoke the other morning with these six words clearly in my head—“It’s your lesson. Don’t fight it.” As I made my way to coffee and my morning spot, I felt a sense of peace come over me, knowing that God was in this, lovingly in charge. God is in our present waiting for us…
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DON’T FIGHT YOUR LESSON

I awoke the other morning with these six words clearly in my head---“It’s…
January 26, 2019

OPENING MY HEART

One of my favorite priests begins daily mass by encouraging us in a soft voice with a twinkle in his aging eyes, “Let us begin by opening our hearts to God…” Later, he invites us to “Lift up our hearts to the Lord.”  Since I began my journey to follow Christ, I have been intrigued…
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OPENING MY HEART

One of my favorite priests begins daily mass by encouraging us in a…
January 7, 2019

THE PUZZLE OF ADDICTION— Wrestling with and agonizing over addiction

I have struggled with addiction and I have loved those struggling with addiction. I’ve wrestled with the Whys—Why can’t they stop? Why do they continue to hurt themselves? Why do/did I continue to hurt myself? My personal addictions include drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, food, men, work, and, the most insidious: obsessive thinking and wanting things my…
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THE PUZZLE OF ADDICTION— Wrestling with and agonizing over addiction

I have struggled with addiction and I have loved those struggling with addiction.…
December 1, 2018