Advent has begun. Many of us are already preparing our homes and families to observe this season of the Church calendar. But how could we possibly celebrate Advent if we are paying attention to this world? How do we make merry when our hearts are broken by Paris, by Syria, by Kenya, by Beirut, by Japan, by […]
Flawless
by March 7, 2015 28 Comments
on Over the past couple of weeks, my shower has become my prayer cell: standing with my back to the spray, letting the water minister to my sore muscles and my tired soul. I take a shower at least twice a day now. If I need to cry a little, I can. (Usually by this point in […]
A Prayer: Belong
by February 25, 2014 30 Comments
on For those of us who have been told that we are too much—too loud, too opinionated, too smart, too bold, too quiet, too curvy, too skinny, too sexual, too intense, too feeling, too soft, too tough, too bossy, too tender, too young, too old, too liberal, too conservative—may we say: you belong here with us. […]