Faith
Holy ordinary Advent breezed in this weekend without the pomp and circumstance we might be inclined to give it, just as it does every year—with dimmed lights, flickering candles and space for quiet—everyday reminders to help carve out space for the holy in our ordinary. Even more fittingly, we celebrated the arrival of our Church’s’ […]
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A prayer in Advent Christ of my heart, I can feel your nearness. I want so badly to touch you and feel you with me. I hear stories of violence, war and voices calling out to the love they know is You and I imagine your heart pulled toward these calls–reaching out to touch them, […]
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Light of the nations. You are my hope. I come to you in the darkness–morning and night–looking to the One who out of love, became human. I am seeking signs of Your light. With a single candle lit, I will wait. Watching in unlikely places for movement,that my heart, too, might be moved. Moved from places of blindness to […]
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I’ve been on hiatus in these parts recently—mostly as a detox from writing and instagram daily in October, working ahead on some Advent writing, preparing for a holiday sale I’m doing with some other small business owners in early December —let me know if you are a local Coloradan and want details about the whens/wheres […]
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Elizabeth of Hungary was a great many things in her relatively short life–princess, Third Order Franciscan, wife, mother, widow. We celebrate her feast today as a woman of means who felt deep compassion for those who went without: How can I bear a crown of gold when the Lord bears a crown and thorns and […]
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This piece posted originally on the Catholic Beer Club blog on November 7, 2017. While in graduate school, I worked as a doula for teenage girls at a local pregnancy center. Most, but not all, of these women were first time moms, without a supportive father in the picture—and very often without a supportive family member of any […]
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One of the simplest ways I’ve noticed to consider ‘the other’ even during errand-running, is to ensure that there is ‘an other’ to consider. Case in point: self-checkout lines. This is not backed by loads of research or polls, but grocery stores in particular employ a lot of folks as cashiers. This is the heart […]
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Who doesn’t love to read labels?! Right. The good news is that companies who produce their food/clothing/products ethically tend not to make it hard for you to see that. It’s generally loud, proud and stamped on the front for the world to see. Which also means, if you’re struggling to find any indication of the […]
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Generous and loving God I praise you for the gift of rest offered. May I embrace the treasure of an unhurried day A day that unfolds peacefully. That I might accept it for exactly what it is exactly what I need; a gift offered. Lord you are the Giver of All Good gifts I pray that you find me […]
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Recently a paper-clipped envelope headed for the bank on my morning errands, was misplaced. This brought on a bit of a panic into our little abode. Checking diligently in all of the places it might have been, I tore our house apart doing my best to think logically, remain clear-headed, and introduce the St. Anthony prayer to our little ladies […]
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