Thanksgiving and the Eucharist: the story of our lives
“With five brothers,” began my dad, telling the familiar story to my niece and nephew, “your Great-aunt Kathy…
From stone to flesh
Weeks before departing for my Holy Week Camino pilgrimage in April, I am out for one of my…
Bread, art and a kindergarten heart
“NO! I HATE this part of the bread! I won’t eat it!” My daughter had just realized that her…
Quaker lessons for a Catholic girl
I grew up as a Quaker in North Carolina. Now I am a Franciscan Sister in Wisconsin. You…
The story in the world’s heart
There is an ancient story that is our common heartbeat. It speaks to us, deeply, quietly…
They have guns, but we have flowers—a modern beatitude
The beatitudes have been called Jesus’ version of the Ten Commandments. They sum up the heart of his…