Something to Think About
Prayer Is Like a Water Bottle
In my holiday travels I learned about prayer at an airport while refilling my water bottle at one of those automatic dispensers on a wall near the restrooms. Not...
Ignatian Prayer
Imagining an Impatient Jesus
This story is inspired by the second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent (Cycle A), James 5:7–10.
“Now?”
“No, Jesus,” Mary said gently as she mended a shirt. They sat...
People
The Flagman, Part Two
Editor’s note: Read part one of Loretta’s encounters with the flagman here.
From inside my apartment I can hear the flagman’s radio buzz as he talks to his counterpart up...
People
The Flagman
Eight hours a day the flagman stands outside my apartment as construction trucks begin work on a new building down the cul-de-sac. Few cars pass, but he must stand...
People
Unshakeable Hope
We all know people like the princess who couldn’t sleep because of a pea under her many mattresses. Mary Abrahamsohn was the opposite of that.
To me it seemed there...
Reflections
For the Train People
“For the train people.”
The street crossing altered the hum of the railroad ties underneath us. I looked up at the change in rhythm and noticed graffiti on the side...