These reflections are drawn from my journals of 1999 and 2000. I was in my early 50’s when I made this particular job transition from a small Catholic college, where I was being considered for tenure and full professor, to a prestigious engineering school, where I would be in a faculty development support position. During … More The Threshold Between Jobs
Yesterday the Church celebrated the conversion of St. Paul. His conversion story is told in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 22, verses 3 to 16. Paul’s life changed radically after his encounter with Jesus. He was told to go and to preach, to heal and to instruct, but first, he had to be healed … More Conversion
For me the relationship always came first – the desire to forge a common bond with the person before me. My portraits grew out of this closeness and expressed the intimacy from which they emerged. (Jan Phillips, God Is at Eye Level, 2000) The assignment in our photography class this month is to make connections … More Making Connections with My Camera
You may be wondering where I have been. It’s almost two weeks since I posted anything. I would like to say that I was celebrating the Christmas Season right up to its conclusion with the Lord’s Baptism last Sunday. The truth is that I have been stuck in that liminal space that transitions us from … More January Malaise
One morning this week, my grandniece was looking for the red plastic flag that sits atop her princess castle. Her mother said, “Go look under the TV.” In one swift movement, the two-year-old ran over, squatted (not low enough to see under the television stand), and ran back saying, “I no see it.” My sister … More Seeking, Seeing, and Being the Light
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
Discovering the Divine in the Everyday
Photography and Writing as Spiritual Practices
