Sorrow and Joy during the Black Lives Matter movement
In the June burst of green and sunshine, I am taking a bike ride through the historically black…
Rejoice with me
Along with three others sisters in their mid-30s, I am in a busy café in St. Louis,…
Walking in beauty
No matter what the season, God helps me to find the beauty in the neighborhood in which I…
Entry into Advent: the pacing of discovery
Psalm 80 is often read in churches all over the world during the Advent season. Throughout this psalm…
The beauty of brokenness
An old building in disrepair, collapsing toward the ground. A rusting, defective car, stuck in layers of mud.…
Hearts wide open: in the sky, on earth
Happy Feast of St. Clare! The following prose-poetry is dedicated to her. This past Monday I drove north,…
Praying with children crawling every which way
Recently—and a bit ironically, considering my vocation—my life has offered me an opportunity to learn all sorts of…
Ordinary mystery
Now we are in ordinary time. Alleluia for the sunset each day. Alleluia for sniffing wilted lilac blossoms.…
Expressions of love, totally ignored
Have you ever felt like someone was ignoring you? As if, although you have a history of friendly…
Like loon encounters
“rowing on Trout Lake” photo by Julia Walsh FSPA Like loon encounters Communion with the Creator can come…
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