Four Thoughts on Happiness
I’ve been reflecting on happiness lately. Here are four thoughts I’d like to share with you—and then solicit your thoughts on happiness. 1. God wants us to be happy—in this…
Read MoreThis & That
(Note: I’m posting today’s blog on Sunday, May 8, hoping my subscribers will get it earlier in the week.) If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know…
Read MoreEveryday Mysticism and a Green Pepper
Sometimes when we think of mystics, we think of individuals who had extraordinary religious experiences. They heard God’s voice. They saw angels. They levitated three feet above the ground. They…
Read MoreAn Easter Reflection: What Gives You Hope?
Easter is a good time to pause, look around, and ask yourself, “What gives me hope?” After all, Easter is the great feast of hope. Jesus rose from the dead!…
Read MoreHoly Week and Prescovia
I had already written my post for Holy Week. But last evening (March 30), I watched NBC evening news and met an elderly Ukrainian woman named Prescovia. That encounter made…
Read MoreCelebrating April, National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month in both the United States and Canada. Here are a few suggestions on how you might celebrate this month: * Carry a poem in your…
Read MoreConsider Jesus’ Characteristic Way of Behaving
I’m reading Elizabeth Johnson’s book, Consider Jesus, for Lent. In chapter 4 Johnson says that Jesus didn’t merely speak about the coming of the Reign of God (or the coming…
Read MoreA Cheer for Grandma Orcas!
Today I’d like to talk about Grandmother Orcas, those sleek black and white whales that are so beautiful. But before I get to the Grandma part, let me say a…
Read MoreIs Being Pleasant a Virtue?
Is being pleasant a virtue? That’s the question I asked myself recently after interacting with mostly pleasant people all day. Those people include my fellow Sisters of Notre Dame. My…
Read MoreWhat Do You Do Besides What You Do?
Barbara Brown Taylor, an Episcopal priest, tells this story in her beautiful book, An Altar in the World. At one time she used to meet regularly with other Church ministers…
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