Lessons in Jedi Training and Ignatian Spirituality
A painting by a Baltimore-based artist hangs in our bedroom, a gift from my eldest daughter. The painting depicts a young girl—blond hair down...
When We Miss the Fruits by Our Snap Judgments
The apple tree in our front yard stands expansively as a remnant of the apple orchard that once spanned our community. I took one...
Finding God Through the Autumn Leaves
It is autumn. The leaves have changed, and the wind has a slight chill, reminding us of what will come. Autumn is God’s way...
Letter to God in the Fall
My sweet Lord,
It is turning to autumn, and I feel your presence again in a different way: a tender, private manner. It is quieter...
I Tried to Hide
Psalm 139 always makes me a little nervous. The psalmist begins: “O LORD, you have searched me and known me. / You know when...
All Part of the Experience at Magis
In 2007, in the early months of my undergraduate career at Fairfield University, I stumbled upon an invitation on a bulletin board in campus...
Growing Through the Cracks
Have you ever felt as though, because of unsettling news or a traumatic incident, the ground you were on all of a sudden opened...
On the Edge
Many of us live on a religious edge. We are part of the church—the universal Body of Christ—but our connection to a local congregation...
Abundance at Summer’s End
I feel it in the air. Mornings are crisp. I notice the days are a few minutes shorter, and even just a few minutes’...
The Small Rectangle
Before school let out for the summer, a few colleagues and I gathered for a mini-retreat to close out the year. At the beginning...
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