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Lenten Day Twenty-Six: Richard Rohr

March 11, 2024 “Jesus Christ never said worship me.  Instead he said, ‘follow me.’”  Richard Rohr Franciscan priest and spiritual teacher, Father Richard Rohr, has perhaps had more influence on my spiritual journey than any other author.  I’ve read many of his books (my personal favorite is Everything Belongs) and I appreciate the way heContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Twenty-Six: Richard Rohr”

Lent Day One: Anthony De Mello

February 14, 2024 “Both what you run away from—and yearn for—is in you.”  Anthony De Mello, Society of Jesus I begin these Lenten day blogs with a quotation from Fr. Anthony de Mello that seemed to peg me. I sometimes wonder if we really are as complex as we imagine we are, or if, instead, weContinueContinue reading “Lent Day One: Anthony De Mello”

Antoni Gaudi’s Faith

In 1883, an architect named Antoni Gaudi took over the design of a cathedral in Barcelona, Spain.  A Roman Catholic, he had a vision for an extraordinary offering to God, and until his death in 1926, when he was hit by a bus, he saw his work as a sacrifice, made in love to theContinueContinue reading “Antoni Gaudi’s Faith”

Thoughts on the 2021 Presidential Inauguration

Yesterday, Inauguration Day here in the States, was, for me, a great release.  I felt I was able to let go a burden of fear and anxiety and disbelief and confusion and hurt that I have been shouldering for the last four years.  I recognize that many, many others feel very differently, and my heart holdsContinueContinue reading “Thoughts on the 2021 Presidential Inauguration”

Star Gazing during the Winter Solstice

Today is December 21, the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year with the longest night.  It is also the occasion of a much-anticipated planetary event, the conjunction of two of the largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, so low in the sky that they will look like one huge star, an event that hasn’tContinueContinue reading “Star Gazing during the Winter Solstice”