The Challenging Gift of Communal Living
I seldom get sick, but I’ve ended up in urgent care twice over the past month. The first time was for fever and body aches and fear of COVID-19, despite the fact that I’m fully vaccinated. The second time, just last week, was because of a wicked sore throat that I...
Caring for the Caregivers
One of the gifts in my life is my spiritual directors’ peer supervision group. We meet monthly to support each other in our ministries of spiritual guidance. Last week, I “presented myself” in relation to a situation that arose in a recent spiritual guidance session....
Resacralizing Hope During a Challenging Lent
Over the past week, the American news has been filled with talk of first anniversaries related to the pandemic: churches and workplaces closing, masks appearing, people hunkering down around the world. It was a time of much uncertainty and many unknowns. One year...
Working for Change in Our World: Equality and Equity
I’ve been thinking a lot about how much of a difference it will make to have a new presidential administration in America for the next four years. The hard work is not over because a new administration is in place. Rather, the process of building a new world is just...
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