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”
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A Valentine’s Day Prayer
February 14, 2026 I felt compelled to share a prayer that came across my prayer app, Lectio 365*, this morning, a prayer for those for whom today is a tough day, a prayer that puts real love in perspective, a prayer composed not by me but by the founder of the app, Peter Greig. MayContinueContinue reading “A Valentine’s Day Prayer”
Resistance and Resilience: Plowshare Prayer
June 9, 2025 All art is a form of resistance. We are living in a multi-chaotic world where all sorts of actions call for resistance: abuse of power, authoritarianism, bigotry, fascism, poverty, racism, nationalism, sexism, etc. I would add that all art is also a form of resilience when we ground ourselves in creating, inContinueContinue reading “Resistance and Resilience: Plowshare Prayer”
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”
Tuesday, Advent Week 3: Where?
You are invited to light a candle and join me as we continue our journey with Advent Psalm 42, found here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2042&version=NRSVUE. As mentioned in the previous blog, the author of this poignant psalm-song-poem was most likely in Babylonian exile or had just returned to Israel, perhaps Jerusalem, and was mourning the ruin and displacementContinueContinue reading “Tuesday, Advent Week 3: Where?”
The Psalms of Advent
“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms . . .” George Santayana The Book of Psalms in the Old Testament of the Bible is a collection of ancient Hebrew poem-songsContinueContinue reading “The Psalms of Advent”
Welcome, Welcome ~2
April 2, 2022 Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the worstAre full of passionate intensity. This poem, The Second Coming, wasContinueContinue reading “Welcome, Welcome ~2”
A Way to Be
March 2, 2022 In the Christian tradition, today, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of the six-week period called Lent and is a day to ponder our own mortality. Considering the last two years of perpetual Lent co-existing with the pandemic, it seems sometimes that pondering our own mortality is all we have been doing. AndContinueContinue reading “A Way to Be”
When You Choose War
. . . you cannot stopthe Lenten rose’s pale white blossomsfrom unfurlingnor can you commandthe pink-tinged buds of tulip treesto fold inward.When you choose war, know thatthe grass still greens in spring,the titmouse seeks its “peter-peter,”the black and white cat curls herselfin the dust-moted spill of sun.When war is your choice, prepare yourselffor deep-souled wordsContinueContinue reading “When You Choose War”
Covid-19 Infects Us All
August 3, 2021 The Old Testament of the Bible contains an odd story, among many odd stories: the story of Job. For those not familiar with it, the plot revolves around a bet made between God and Satan in which Satan claims that no one is strong enough to remain faithful to God in theContinueContinue reading “Covid-19 Infects Us All”
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