Remaining Faithful in the Chaos
No matter where you are on the political spectrum, these are challenging times. Whether you’re mourning the death of a pivotal legal pioneer in Ruth Bader Ginsburg or wondering whether you will be able to safely vote and have your ballot counted, there is a lot of...
Funding the Revolution
There is so much I could write about this incredibly full week in America. To focus, I have been praying about “what is mine to do” (an idea I first heard while working with Fr. Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation). During one of my morning walks,...
Harmonizing with History
A week ago, I met (online) with my writer group. My contribution to our peer review process was more of my Psalm Flights (believe it or not, I’ve now written poetry on over half the psalms!). One of the poems I shared with them I had already shared here. One line from...
Nesting with Perseverance
There’s a cactus outside my office window that’s between three and four feet tall. We planted it two or three years ago and it’s really taken hold (no blossoms yet, but I remain hopeful that one year it will be mature enough to bloom!). A couple of weeks ago, I...
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