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Contemplation with Cat

February 21, 2026 In this Lenten season, instead of “giving up,” I’m trying to “give to,” such as giving time to God in meditation, but sometimes a cat assumes it’s a god, too. Contemplation with Cat Dear Cat, who asked you hereinto my time of prayerand up to my empty lap?I did not invite yourContinueContinue reading “Contemplation with Cat”

From Ash to Heart

Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026 “And we are put on earth a little spaceThat we might learn to bear the beams of love.”William Blake No matter where we’ve lived this past year, we have one experience in common:  being knocked off-balance by an American administration that cares only for itself while having our personal freedoms,ContinueContinue reading “From Ash to Heart”

Advent’s O Antiphons: Wisdom

December 17, 2025 O come, O Wisdom from on high,who ordered all things mightily;to us the path of knowledge showand teach us in its ways to go. This last week before Christmas Day has always been mystical to me, a thin place of sorts, where we move willingly or not toward the Winter Solstice, theContinueContinue reading “Advent’s O Antiphons: Wisdom”

Advent 2024: JOY

Advent Day 13, December 13, 2024 “We need a little Christmas now.”  Songwriter Jerry Herman If you’re looking for a prayer app, let me suggest Lectio365, a 10 minute devotional resource composed by leaders of Prayer 24/7, an international Christian movement focusing on prayer, mission, and justice. My reflection this morning is motivated by yesterday’sContinueContinue reading “Advent 2024: JOY”

Advent 2024: The Lynching of Robert Mosley

(Image of Robert Mosley painted with red clay from the soil of Madison County, Alabama, United States) Advent Day Nine, December 9, 2024 This past Saturday, I attended a sobering and unusual event: the dedication of the first memorial marker for the ten lynching victims in my home county alone, the last lynching in myContinueContinue reading “Advent 2024: The Lynching of Robert Mosley”

Lenten Day Thirty-One: The Buddha

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone. The Buddha As I sit with this meditation, I imagine what it would be like if no one (including me) criticized or judged anyone else for the rest of thisContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Thirty-One: The Buddha”