Burial Gardens: Life and Death in Lent
Last year, during the Lent that still hasn’t ended, I took my children on a walk to the…
Back to the basics in a time of war
In the light of the epiphany star and the glowing headlines this week, the Spirit is convincing me…
Encouragement when the world feels like a mess
If you’re like me — and most people I know — the world feels like a mess. Maybe…
Alive in the fire
In the stretch of some days, we switched over from Resurrection joy and fiery feasts to ordinary time.…
For We Know Not What We Do
The world that surrounds us is daunting, too many voices speak truth and prophetic words from false prophets…
Headlines and prophets: a conversation
McDonald’s workers go on strike over sexual harassment “Yes, I’m on my way to visit you with Judgement.…
Fear, darkness, and Advent
Lately a certain Gospel instruction is has been grinding challenge into my life, really giving my heart a doozy…
Quaker lessons for a Catholic girl
I grew up as a Quaker in North Carolina. Now I am a Franciscan Sister in Wisconsin. You…
What if Jesus prayed like this?
After all the people had been baptized and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, heaven was…
Challenged to trust in Mystery
Yesterday I finished packing up my classroom. A somber weight pressed upon my shoulders as I cleaned out…