It’s still Eastertide. If you’re a longtime follower of my blog, you might recall that I’ve reflected on this theme in prior years. Eastertide is fifty days long, but we tend to get focused on family graduations and summer plans and lose touch with the fact that the...
This is the last week of Lent, and I’m glad. Yes, it’s been challenging—and yet also “fruitful”—to pray for Putin and Trump. It’s generated some interesting discussions that have brought me and others new insights. I’m also ready to move on. I’m ready to be thinking...
Lent continues alongside Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and both don’t seem to be going according to plan—at least not Putin’s plan! I find myself reflecting on the shortcomings of leaders who think they are doing the right thing—but are way off base. Last week, I...
Last week, while talking with my spiritual director, I looked out the window and was struck by a vision of bright orange aloe blossoms. I knew the blossoms were there, but they took on a new and strong meaning in the context of our conversation. I’d been reflecting on...
Last Friday I received an unexpected gift in the form of a phone call from Henry that he’d locked his keys in the car down in Nogales, an hour and a half away. The story actually begins more than two years ago, when I visited a dear friend in Colorado and lost a...
I spent most of this past week in northern Arizona on a personal retreat. It’s important to practice what I preach, and over the years I’ve recommended to many people that they take retreat time. I also recognize that with a full and varied work plate as a...