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 […]
hope
Nurturing bright flames of love with Saint Brigid
Today is the 1,501st anniversary of the death of Brigid of Kildare. Brigid is one of the three patron saints
When Hope is a Discipline, Everything Changes
We started to hear rumblings of a teachers’ strike just a couple of days before it happened.
Hope is still there
This year, Ash Wednesday looked like parking in a 12-minute spot on the corner of Bay and Montecito and walking up to the front step of our church building.
An Optimistic Lent
With each new day, the weight of the world seems to rest on our shoulders. There is new hope, but with it comes fresh exhaustion.
Clutching Romans 5 on Election Day
All of the fault lines dividing us that have been exploited in American culture over the last four years will still be intact no matter when the ballots finish being counted and no matter who wins.
Julian of Norwich’s Story of Hope in a Time of Sadness
The feast of Saint Julian finds me during a time when I need her.
Reveal the Hope that is in You
“Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always