The homily I heard the first Sunday in Advent wasn’t the usual “longing for our Savior” one. Instead, the priest talked about what we do in darkness—and how frightening it can be to shine the light on those things. Paradoxically, confession—part of shining the light on our darkness—keeps many inactive Catholics away from the Church.… Continue reading Confession: It’s Good for the Soul
Category: Nonfiction
Working–When It Works, It’s Beautiful
I heard a replay last weekend of an NPR interview with the late Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue. I was particularly struck by this quote from O’Donohue, who spoke often on leadership and creativity in corporations. … One of the loneliest things you can find is somebody who is in the wrong kind of… Continue reading Working–When It Works, It’s Beautiful
Holy Spirit Moments
It was about this time five years ago that I came up with the nerve to e-mail Anna LaNave. I’d been going to Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Arlington, seven blocks from my apartment, for about a month, and had seen a bulletin announcement about Landings, a program for those considering a return… Continue reading Holy Spirit Moments