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Category: Saints

Lent 2013, Day 42: A Tale of Two Apostles

The worst of times was coming; two of them knew it. John’s Gospel tells it this way:  Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” After indicating the villain will be the one to whom he hands a morsel after dipping it,

Published March 26, 2013
Categorized as Catholicism, Lent, Nonfiction, Saints, Spirituality

Lent 2013, Day 19: Obedience, and a Love Letter

I’m bidding farewell to a bit of ministry that’s fed me for the past eight or so years. At the end of April, I will be stepping down as assistant director of the St. Davids Christian

Published March 3, 2013
Categorized as Catholicism, Friendship, Lent, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Saints, Sisterhood of Saints, Spirituality, St. Davids Christian Writers, Writing

Lent 2013, Day 8: Living in the Moment

I’ve been working on devotions for, believe it or not, Advent. Living Faith, the Catholic devotional for which I’m honored to be a contributor, is doing a special Advent

Published February 20, 2013
Categorized as Lent, Life in the 50s, Living Faith, Memoir, Nonfiction, Saints, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Of Elevators and Pews

You might say today’s homily began with an elevator pitch. The priest asked us to think about what we or others do in an elevator–read the operation license, watch the lights move from floor to floor, check our phones,

Published September 23, 2012
Categorized as Catholicism, Friendship, Life in the 50s, Memoir, Nonfiction, Saints, Spirituality, Writing

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