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Monday of Holy Week ~ Do Not Be Afraid

April 14, 2025 I keep a stack of notecards with quotations on them that have touched me over the years. Today’s message is, “Do not be afraid,” mentioned as early as the Book of Genesis when God makes a covenant with Abraham all the way through scripture to the Book of Revelation: “Do not be afraid;ContinueContinue reading “Monday of Holy Week ~ Do Not Be Afraid”

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”

A Reflection on Palms and Lent

In this transitional time between seasons, as the harshness of winter is left behind and the hope of spring begins to bloom, we have journeyed together from ashes to hope. So many faith traditions present us with an opportunity to journey within and assess who we really are at the center of our being whereContinueContinue reading “A Reflection on Palms and Lent”

Thresholds in Life

Many faith traditions and spiritual disciplines offer a time of self-examination, a time of self-reflection to assess where we have been, where we are going, what we can release, and what we can carry forward.  For Christians, this season is called Lent; the same opportunity goes by other names in other traditions.  As I reflectContinueContinue reading “Thresholds in Life”

Miltose and the Light

Some fifteen or so years ago, I was fortunate to travel to the island of Lefkada, off the mainland of Greece, with a group of good friends.  Lefkada, then, was still a mostly rural part of Greece where the village women wore black shawls and carried firewood on the backs of donkeys and the menContinueContinue reading “Miltose and the Light”