Guiltless Pleasure
If there’s a contrast to Lent, it’s Easter. If Lent is a time for holy sacrifice, Easter is a time for holy indulgence. I...
Living Our Way into Easter Joy
I’m often struck by friends who note how much harder it can be to “feel” Easter than to experience Lent. Somehow the reflection on...
Renewed at Easter
A few years ago on retreat, I mentioned to my director that I wanted to rekindle some of the fire that I associated with...
Waiting for Daybreak
This post is based on Week Eight of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
I wonder what the time between Friday afternoon and Sunday morning was like...
The Crucifix and Good Friday
Why turn to the crucifix?
Because the crucifix is a sign of victory and hope. It holds the fact that our lives will hold suffering...
Lenten Meditation 7: Accepting the Offer
Throughout this Lenten journey, I have maintained that God wants all human beings to be “holy souls,” and thus “friends of God, and prophets.”...
Lenten Meditation 6: Scripture as a Thin Place
We should be aware of the thin places in our lives because they make experiences of God’s desire for each one of us, and...
The Main Thing
This post is based on Week Six of An Ignatian Prayer Adventure.
My boss recently shared an oft-quoted adage from the corporate world: “The main...
Living Frugally on Surprise
It’s been a tough few weeks, with just a few too many surprises disrupting the usually gentle rhythm of the semester. A grant deadline...
Lenten Meditation 5: Job and the Question of Evil
I don’t have an answer to the question of why there is so much evil and pain in this world. All I can do...