You can add serenity to your life and connect more closely with God’s creation by getting little doses of nature whenever you can; and then, once in a while, really break away for a restorative vacation. Here are 5 ways of getting back to nature.
Pentecost and Boldness in the Holy Spirit
May 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Acts promises that with the Holy Spirit in us, we will be able to boldly live out the Good News — whether this takes the form of speaking confidently, or of taking the leap to follow our calling. I used to be terrified of public speaking. But when I started working with the subjects of faith and recovery — subjects connected to my calling — the fear was just gone. Gone.
Exploring spiritual life and motherhood with Ginny Moyer’s great new book, Random MOMents of Grace
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Being a new parent may be the greatest challenge to spiritual groundedness. In her new book, “Random MOMents of Grace,” Ginny Kubitz Moyer takes us through early motherhood from a spiritual perspective — the struggles she had to maintain a spiritual life, and the spiritual lessons she learned from parenting itself. It’s an obvious gift for mothers, and a valuable and delightful read for any thoughtful traveller, male or female, parent or not, on the spiritual journey.
The Work of His Hands: A reflection on Psalm 19:2
May 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Today’s daily meditation in Living Faith on Psalm 19 is one of mine: “the firmament proclaims his handiwork.” Read my reflection on encountering God in nature. This coming spring weekend, you can be certain I’ll be outdoors encountering God’s handiwork.
Idols are silver and gold, the handiwork of men
April 29, 2013 By 1 Comment
Today’s daily meditation in Living Faith is one of mine. The reading is: Our God is in heaven; whatever he wills, he does. Their idols are silver and gold, the handiwork of men. – Psalm 115:3-4 Here’s a bit of my reflection: Any time we put some material desire ahead of God’s will, we are [...]
Life with food — the moving spiritual memoir Recipe for Joy
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Easter, waking up and the “Harrowing of Hades”
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Each year Easter reminds me that renewal is for all of us all of the time. One of my treasured possessions is an icon given to me by my spiritual director before my own baptism which depicts what is commonly called the “Harrowing of Hades,” where Jesus, between his death and resurrection, visits Hades, wakes Adam and Eve (symbolizing all of us) from their sleep and pulls them away from the control of death. We can wake up, be revived, and reconnect to divine love — at our baptism, with all the Church at Easter, or at any time. Have a blessed Easter.
The not-so-Christian roots of hot cross buns — with a recipe
March 22, 2013 By 10 Comments
Food traditions establish sense memories, which are the strongest kind. Marking annual events with specific foods is powerfully grounding. With Holy Week comes one of my favorites: hot cross buns. Read a little about the buns’ pre-Christian roots, and use my recipe to make your own this year!
Starting Anew
March 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It seems that every year around this time I’m inspired to write about renewal and fresh starts. That’s not surprising, of course. The vernal equinox (March 20) is today and, where I live in the American Northeast, the annual cycle of natural rebirth is starting to Spring into high gear. (Though we did have a [...]
Just give — my Lenten practice of giving to every beggar
February 21, 2013 By 2 Comments
About five years ago, I got the idea to fast from judging whether or not beggars are worthy — instead of deciding if each is truly needy, a slacker or con artist, a good street musician or bad, I just give a dollar to anyone asking. It’s sort of a combination of fasting and almsgiving and it has broken my heart open — changed my attitude permanently towards those who beg.
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