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Braving the Thin Places: A Webinar with Julianne Stanz

William Barry, SJ, in A Friendship Like No Other, invites us to be aware of our “thin places,” those moments when we find God...

Going to Egypt

This story is inspired by Matthew 2:13–15. Perhaps Joseph awakes to the sound of Mary humming a lullaby. Mary holds her baby close, rocking as...

Baking, Breaking, and Balance

This past Christmas, we did a lot of baking, both at home and at my mother’s house when we went to visit her and...

People Who Can’t Stand Me

I was griping to a friend about a person who just didn't seem to like me. This guy avoided me when we were in...

Work That Matters

I used to get so frustrated at all the small, routine bits of work I must do just to maintain existence—cleaning, cooking, sorting/filing, and...

Showing Up Messy

One afternoon right before the end of the fall semester, a smiling child came rushing down the school hallway shouting, “Mom, I just have...

Hold Tightly When the River Rushes

Eric Clayton, deputy director of communications for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, was standing in a rushing river in Bolivia...

Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from a Friend About the Gift of Presence

I can’t remember exactly when we met her. We had arrived in the snowy tundra in January of my fifth-grade year. I know it...

Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Courage and Nature

When I was a child, my brother and I spent long summers with my grandparents on their retirement farm outside of Cornwall, Ontario. My...

Sharing the Wisdom: What I Learned from My Grandfather About Art and Dreams

“Boys, stop throwing that ball in this room! I have one room of nice things. One. Go play somewhere else!” I screamed as I...

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