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Spinning in the Darkness
Presence to yesterday’s commemoration – Good Friday – left me speechless, unable to really share much here. There is a power in re-living these days with Jesus as full days with mornings, afternoons,...
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Facing the Tomb – Heart Broken Open
“Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained sitting there, facing the tomb.” (Matt. 27:61) Holy Saturday is the day of grief, the stunned silence of despair-tinged loss, the “I must be with him – I...
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Dazed to Dancing: Depending Disciples
United with the moment by moment story of Holy Week, today an empty tomb and a Jesus transformed turns we dazed disciples to dancing delighters. Jesus is raised! Abba has raised him! Some have seen,...
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“So Much Life,” says the Bumblebee. Is Easter Sinking In?
So much life, so much color, so much sweetness, so much pink! Where does one little bumblebee start? Looks like Easter to me! It makes perfect sense to me that the Easter season is even longer than...
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Polarization in Ecclesial Conversations: We Know Where We Stand, We Know Who...
In recent weeks I’ve been reading lots of articles, blog posts, official and unofficial statements, and even status updates that describe (and exhibit) how at odds various perspectives and voices are...
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Polarization in Ecclesial Conversation – An Addendum
Thanks to those folks who read through my previous blog post addressing my concerns about the polarization in ecclesial conversations. This is just a “quick” footnote with a couple of references. I...
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Lightning Bugs and Fireflies: Lessons from Tiny Light-Bearers
This time of year I am entranced with the lights behind our house that have signaled summer since I was a small child. Then we, the children in the row home neighborhood in Baltimore City where I grew...
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IF Work and Life are Art…
…very much like the art of giving something/someone birth or flesh - THEN we should expect to spend a lot of time pregnant, at the edge, on the verge, hungering for odd things, perhaps cranky,...
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A Good Friday Prayer
We come to be with you, Lord. We will remain, open-vulnerable-empty, inviting Spirit to hold us here and with. Whatever we feel or think matters little. We know what suffering and dying is, and we...
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Christ Alive! Burst Into Explosive Songs of Joy!
Christ behind us in all our yesterdays. Christ with us in our today. Christ before us in all of our tomorrows. Alpha and Omega, Christ, Lord of all! Leap and spin, you powers of heaven! Burst into...
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Brushstrokes of the Spirit – Day One
I find delight in the companion, tutor, gardener, whole-er, healer, pray-er, weaver, friend, playful one, formator, artist, counselor, therapist, integrator, fruit-producer, gift-giver, embrace,...
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God Wishes to Charge You with a Mission: July 31st – Ignatius of Loyola,...
Yes, it’s the feast of St. Ignatius, Loyola. There are many who will today reflect on this man who was a listener and chronicler of his own journey of discipleship, and whose rooted guidance still...
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The Last Judgement – A Story Telling
This All Souls Day, I am reminded of a powerful image passed along to me, oh, about 25 years ago. It seems appropriate to re-gift it today. A volunteer catechist for high school youth that was working...
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This is the Irrational Season: Mary’s Story
Sitting before the Child in the Manger, and the infinite made tenderly accessible to us, let us glance up at the young mother whose body held more than the universe itself can hold. (Clare of Assisi...
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Of Bees, Honeyed Feet and Incarnation: Mechthild of Magdeburg
Of all that God has shown me I can speak just the smallest word, Not more than a honey bee Takes on her foot From an overspilling jar. - Mechthild of Magdeburg – so beautiful, yes? take it in! it...
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New Year’s Eve: Hildegard, the Word, God’s Maternal Love, and Repentance
In less than four hours, our time zone will flip over to 2014. January 1st symbolically holds hopes and fears, energy and trepidation, for many. It is a natural beginning, just as today – the 31st of...
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The Child’s First Cry Came Like a Bell: L’Engle’s Further Words on Mary
Happy New Year, readers and friends! May 2014 bring you much joy. It must be obvious by now that I value Madeleine L’Engle, as friend and wordsmith. In my young adulthood, I knew she gave writers’...
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Our Lady of the Refugees and of “High Revolt”: Pope Francis, Compassion,...
Reflections on the Mystery in the Manger, the Word made Flesh, must bring us round to other Flesh that needs our particular care and attention. In the way that Jesus enters our world and human...
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Christmas, Praying and Snow: Mary Oliver
This week and more has been filled with poetry and verse to point to the Incarnation wonder. Wordsmith witnesses who wander their own ways upon the earth record what they see — and we are grateful....
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Stars Everywhere: Epiphany with Jessica Powers
On this day in a week begun with celebrating stars that guide through the darkness, I am intrigued by the relationship between light and dark and sight. And so I google! Doesn’t everyone? And I found...
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