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Noticing the Invitations

I stepped out of the car and found myself wrestling my raincoat away from the wind. Through the driving rain, something in the corner...

The Promises of God

A few days before my grandfather died of brain cancer, he made me make him a promise: “Becksa, promise me you’ll tell people that...

God as the Great Baker

These days may be unsettling and uncertain, but we can be assured that God is with us, faithfully providing reassurance and love. My reassurance...

Breathe Hope

Pope Francis’s words of wisdom on Christian hope compiled in the book, On Hope, speak almost prophetically to our times: Christian hope…is very important, because...

Pointing Our Longings to God

I hear our longing as a people right now. Even though we are in the season of Easter, it feels like we are still...

Recognizing the Resurrection Takes Time

Easter is a season of celebration and joy. But what about times when we struggle with adversity: illness, grief, fear, or uncertainty about the...

What Does It Mean to Live the Resurrection?

I write this from my home office, during a time of “sheltering at home” due to a worldwide pandemic. Did I just write those...

Living a Resurrection Life

Here in Seattle, when the first restrictions came down, barring us from Mass for a few weeks, I said to my husband, “This Easter...

Stay with My Son

This post is based on Week Seven of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure. I picked up a prayer book and out fell a bookmark showing a...

Present with Them in Their Suffering

Do you know what a night terror is? Before having children, I think I had only seen one on TV. And that glimpse into...

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