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Lightning Bolts

I have a chronic illness. It is a scary path that I wouldn’t choose for anyone. People often comment about what a busy and...

Storing Up Advent Consolations

It’s Advent, and the season is full of expectation and hope. I love the regular appearances of light on the streets in the darkness....

Visiting with Isabel Roser

I found it: a small plaque on a stone edifice alerts passersby that this was the house of Isabel Roser. Some 500 years after...

Trust in God’s Timing

Two of the most common challenges in the spiritual life are trust and patience. We say that we trust, but we give in to...

The Child Interrupts

I manage to roll out of bed just a tad earlier than normal. I stumble down the stairs, collapse into a great, leathery chair,...

Accepting Grace

I’ve been enjoying watching the family of bluebirds in my yard. I watched the parents’ courtship, the nest building, the egg laying, and the...

The Best Gift

What is the best gift you have ever received? This question is a favorite icebreaker question, and I am always stumped when I try to...

Consolations in Changing Seasons of Life

One of my grandmother’s favorite expressions was, “One of the things you can always count on in life is change.” There were many times...

The Act of Giving

When I was young, each autumn I waited anxiously for the Sears Christmas catalog to arrive in the mailbox. Three to six hundred glossy...

Living Advent the Ignatian Way

Advent is a sacred season of preparing space for Christ to come into our lives. Yet in life’s busyness, sometimes I find it difficult...

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