Laying the Foundation of Spiritaual Practices
I distinctly remember having a conversation with my husband when our children were very young and I was a stay-at-home […]
Prayer
In the Land of the Living
Years ago, on a beautiful sunny Saturday during my mom’s last battle with breast cancer, I turned aside from my
Obedience and Submission
Everything conspires to take away from a man who is set in authority over others the sense of justice and
More Prayer Stations for Election Day
In 2020 and 2022, I developed sets of prayer stations that could be used either at home or in a
Teresa of Avila: Sandcastles and Hedgehogs
Back at the turn of the century, 24 years ago now, I led a Quiet Day at our church on
Shield the Joyous
I’ve started praying a very specific prayer every time I see the news of another school shooting: shield the joyous, Lord. It
How to pray when it’s just not working for you
We end up banging our spiritual heads against the wall many times over the course of a life. The cause
Praying Honestly & Irreverently
As a priest, my bookshelves are lined with prayer books. There are the obvious ones like The Book of Common
The Journey of Evelyn Underhill
My parish has a spiritual growth program called Wellspring that, according to its mission statement, offers “programs and services (that)
Learnings from the Lice Prayer
The emails started not long before winter break. My kindergartner’s teacher shared in her weekly newsletter that there were cases of lice in the classroom.