February 22, 2024 “There is nothing to prove and nothing to protect. I am who I am and it’s enough.” Father Richard Rohr On this ninth day of Lent, Richard Rohr sounds a bit like Popeye: “I y’am who I y’am!” If you don’t like it, too bad. Sometimes those words are just wishful thinking.ContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Nine: Richard Rohr”
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Lenten Day Eight: John McQuiston
February 21, 2024 “There must be time within which we neither speak nor listen, but simply are.” John McQuiston, author of Always We Begin Again. On this eight day of Lent, this quotation reminds me of a blog I read just yesterday entitled Lenten Overload, by my friend Nancy Agneberg (https://livingonlifeslabyrinth.com/2024/02/20/lenten-overload/). For those of usContinueContinue reading “Lenten Day Eight: John McQuiston”
Lent Day Seven: Lakshmana
February 20, 2024 “We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, ‘Why me?’ unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.” Lakshmana On this seventh day of Lent, I’m not quite sure how this quotation came my way. As best I can discover, Lakshmana is a character inContinueContinue reading “Lent Day Seven: Lakshmana”
Lent Day Six: Alexsei A. Navalny
February 19, 2024 Photo credit: Andrew Lubimov/Associated Press “If your beliefs are worth something, you must be willing to stand up for them. And if necessary, make some sacrifices.” Alexsei A. Navalny Disclaimer: This quotation is not one that I included on the notecards that I made for my daughter at Christmas, nor is itContinueContinue reading “Lent Day Six: Alexsei A. Navalny”
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”
The Longest Night
December 21, 2023 To all those, everywhere, who are experiencing a “longest night” this holy-day season, hold fast to the promise that “the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it” (John 1:5). And a poem to remind each other we are not along, but together, we can share our light: CandleContinueContinue reading “The Longest Night”
Advent 3: What if . . .
December 18, 2023 What If . . . we turned down the noiseof Holiday Traditionsclosed the email accountswith all of those varioussources that encourage usto do Adventrightset aside the plethoraof spiritual bookshoping to guide us intoa valley of perfectwaitingand tuned outthe spiritual guruseager to revealthe promise ofimpeccablestillness.What ifit were enoughinsteadto sitwordlessjust as we arein aContinueContinue reading “Advent 3: What if . . .”
A Different Perspective
October 24, 2023 When the entire world seems to be crumbling apart, perhaps what we need to practice is simply a different perspective, a turn of our lens. When we can slow down enough to become observant; when we choose to listen to what beckons; when we pay attention to what has been trying toContinueContinue reading “A Different Perspective”
Sifting Ashes
February 22, 2023 For Christians, today marks Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 day Lenten Journey when Jesus Christ’s walk to the cross is remembered and held in the heart. Ash Wednesday, with its invitation to fasting, repentance, and commitment to taking the journey, along with its emphasis on mortality, is something, quite honestly,ContinueContinue reading “Sifting Ashes”
A Blessing for Candles
February 2, 2023 While most of us in the States may be disappointed because our favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow today, which tradition says means six more weeks of winter, we might be consoled by remembering that, in the Roman Catholic Church, today is also Candlemas, the feast day of the Presentation ofContinueContinue reading “A Blessing for Candles”
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