April 22 is Earth Day. I would like to suggest five ways that you can celebrate this special day. Pray Psalm 148 or sing John Michaels’ hymn, based on Psalm 148. O Bless the Lord by John Michaels, 1984. (There are several YouTube performances of this hymn.) O bless the Lord, the God of our … More Five Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
The theme this year for our church photography group is “Storytelling through Photography.” We started with one image that tells a story, then three images in a sequence, and now a series of three or more images on a theme. We will have an exhibit at church, opening at the end of April, and … More Florida, Naturally
For three days now, we have been keeping vigil and telling our shared story of the Resurrection, a vigil that will culminate tonight in the great feast of Easter. Our family recently experienced a vigil of our own. My 3-month-old grandniece suddenly spiked a fever and had to be admitted to the hospital with an … More Keeping Vigil
I want to recommend two books for Women’s History Month – one for you and one for all the young girls whom you know and love. Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray by Rosalind Rosenberg (Oxford University Press, 2017) I have been reading this book for several months now. My background in U.S. history … More Books for Women’s History Month
Lent gives us opportunities to appreciate silence, stillness, and solitude – whether we are in a desert or on a snow-covered campus. I would like to share with you one of the reflections from Mary C. Earle’s book, The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness (Morehouse Publishing, 2007). It is a … More On Teachers
Lent is a time of noticing, rather than being noticed. To stand back, sit down, empty out, and notice why and how I pray, where I am needed, who I should be. – Michelle Francl-Donnay, Not By Bread Alone 2018: Daily Reflections for Lent I have not made Lenten resolutions for many years. And, I … More Looking Ahead to Lent
Today, the Catholic Church honors Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart. In the “Blessed Among Us” feature in Give Us This Day, Robert Ellsberg tells us that Mother Joseph, born Esther Pariseau in Quebec in 1823, established hospitals, academies, schools for Native American children, and orphanages in an area that encompassed Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, … More Be a Cowgirl
Today, 12 days after Christmas, is the traditional date to celebrate Epiphany. In recent years, however, the celebration moved to the Sunday following the feast of Mary, the Mother of God on January 1st. Epiphany is the feast of the manifestation of Christ to the world, in particular to the Gentiles. The feast of Epiphany … More Lessons from the Magi
On Thursday, we concluded our four-week program on Advent: Wondering in Stillness, Walking in the Light, Waiting with Joy, and Working for Justice and Peace. As with the previous weeks, this is not so much a reflection as an outline of our final session. Opening Prayer Open with “We Are the Light of the World” … More Working for Justice and Peace – Fourth Week of Advent
I am taking the titles for each of the four weeks of Advent from four reflections that I posted to this blog two years ago: Wondering in Stillness, Walking in the Light, Waiting with Joy, and Working for Justice. I would like to invite you to participate in an Advent retreat/workshop that I am … More Waiting with Joy — Third Sunday of Advent
