I had lunch recently with a friend, and as usual, my mind wandered off to all the things I had to get done that afternoon. Then she asked with a bright smile, “Have you prayed yet today? Can we pray together now?” Wham! And so we did, for about an hour, going through the day’s… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Be the Gift
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On the Nightstand: October 2017
A couple of years ago, several of my friends were talking about this great trilogy they’d read when they were younger, Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrud Undset. The novels are about Kristin’s spiritual and physical journey from childhood to death, set in 14th century Norway and published in the 1920s. I have to confess I yawned a bit… Continue reading On the Nightstand: October 2017
On the Nightstand: Super Girls and Halos
Wonder Woman and Katharine Drexel, the do-gooder heiress turned tireless missionary? Katniss from Hunger Games and Mary MacKillop, who had more than one run-in with authority on her way to canonization? Yep, that’s the way my friend Maria Morera Johnson sees it in her new book, Super Girls and Halos. I’m looking forward to discovering these commonalities and more!… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Super Girls and Halos
On the Nightstand: Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love
I saw this book while I was on retreat last month, and was intrigued by the cover, title, and concept, so it’ll be my reading material for July. It’s one of those things that sounds so simple–being hospitable to all, including strangers and those who don’t think or act or believe as we do–but can… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love