“We cannot know just by going to church, reading Scripture or listening to someone else talk about it.”
Richard Rohr, Jesus’ Alternative Plan
In 2022 when I was getting ready for my
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The Scribbling Woman: A Companion to the Writerly Life
Fortified with Love
“Let’s see what love does.” Sister Julienne, Call the Midwife I’m a devoted fan of the midwives of (the fictitious version of) Nonnatus House in East London. I even own a book … okay, two books about the series and its wisdom. Whenever I watch an episode, for, like, the fifteenth time, I keep a
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Sharing Your Roots
“This hour I tell things in confidence, I might not tell everybody, but I will tell you.” Walt Whitman, Song of Myself If you’ve known me for ten minutes, you know that my favorite word, my deepest longing, my overarching core value is authenticity. In fact, this very journey we’re on is in some way,
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The Search Party
“It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better person of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.” Owen Wister, American Writer/HistorianAuthor of The Virginian We’ve talked about our individual journeys as private, inward undertakings. We’re traveling together but our thoughts
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Let’s Fall in Love
“Today I’m going to fall in lovewith the way I belong to myself.” Victoria Erickson Do you remember when you fell in love? Really, really in love? The this-is-the-one kind of love? Maybe it was with your current (or former) spouse or partner. Maybe it was the moment you saw your newborn. It could even
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Respecting the Dignity
“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” “I will with God’s help.” The Great Vigil of Easter, Book of Common Prayer As a cradle Episcopalian, I’ve heard those words at least once a year and given the answer just as many times. They also
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What is Your Weird?
“We’re all weird … our individuality lies in our weirdness, so we might as well be our weird.” Jennifer Leigh Selig, Deep Creativity Whenever I hear the word “weird,” I’m immediately taken back to a conversation between my mother and a four-year-old named Wendy. It went like this: Mu (that was what I called my
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