Whenever I see my birthday twin and friend-going-back-to-before-I-had-faith friend Letitia Suk, I come away refreshed and challenged. When we had lunch in Chicago in late October, we got into a discussion of keeping the Sabbath, something I am woefully bad at, using the dodge that generally, I’m writing for God on that day so maybe… Continue reading On the Nightstand: December 2014
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On the Nightstand: November 2014
A friend in Chicago gave me this book, which the jacket copy describes as a “creative combination of ancient wisdom and contemporary psychology.” I was even more intrigued by this comment from the author, Robert J. Wicks, in an online interview: “When we are prayerful, we move away from judging and more to experiencing. We… Continue reading On the Nightstand: November 2014
On the Nightstand: October 2014
Recently, a priest suggested I pray with the Blessed Virgin Mary to help better hear God’s desires for me on a couple of decision points. He noted, more elegantly than this, that Mary pondered many things in her heart… listened to the Lord… and went about her life instead of being paralyzed with indecision. A… Continue reading On the Nightstand: October 2014
On the Nightstand: September
I’m going to be traveling quite a bit in the coming weeks, so I went looking for something I could read on my Kindle. I wanted something not too deep, but also not too “pop.” The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown with its ten guideposts for personal introspection seemed to fit the bill. While I’ve gotten… Continue reading On the Nightstand: September