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Deliver Me from Faint-heartedness – Oct. 12, 2022

  O Holy Spirit, Give me faith that will protect me from despair, from passions, and from vice; Give me such love for God and men as will blot out all hatred and bitterness; Give me hope that will deliver me from fear and faint-heartedness.   -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison, p. 140

Holy Week

I was raised Catholic with a rich tradition of liturgy to engage all my senses on this momentous walk with Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter.* On Sunday we waved palm branches and sang with joy welcoming the One who came to save us. And barely catching our breath, we entered the Passion narrative with […]

On Hearing Call – Jan. 11, 2022

“Whether or not the call includes an outward journey, it always requires an inward one. We need to be delivered from all that binds and keeps the real self from breaking into music and becoming joy to the world.” –Elizabeth O’Connor, Cry Pain, Cry Hope, p. 81

Looking for Leadership

When we got a computer link for making paper palm fronds to wave in front of our computer screens, it seemed rather silly to me, but I did it as a spiritual practice in order to be part of my distanced community. Then, as I hunted for scissors, I realized how hungry I am for […]