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Pope Francis: His Five-Year Anniversary
As an editor for a Jesuit publisher, I was on high alert the moment the world learned that Argentinian Jesuit Jorge Bergoglio had become the new Pope Francis. Many...
Reflections
Landscape, History, and Faith
My husband and I recently toured Morocco for two weeks. We were with a small group of people, a guide, and a driver. I recommend this mode of tourism...
Reflections
Still Us as We Approach Lent
A recent New Yorker cartoon shows a couple in their swimsuits lounging under an umbrella on some beach. The caption reads: “Oh, no. We’re still us.” I think this...
Spirituality
“Making” Sacred
Home is sacred space. It is also sacred time. Whether home is a physical location or a state of mind while we wander the globe, we have the power...
Reflections
Mary’s Lesson of the Present Moment
For most people who celebrate Christmas, this season becomes a time of surviving tasks and events. We spend days, if not weeks, planning parties, lunches and dinners out, lunches...
Spirituality
Go for Wonder
Sometime this weekend, do something that fills you with wonder. Allow yourself to experience awe. This can be one of the best medicines for whatever ails us. I present...