“Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions,or even at their difficulty,as the love with which we do them.”– St Therese of Lisieux A few days ago, I asked myself a question: When does it feel like I am the most loving to myself? Answer: writing, reading, resting, and praying. … Continue reading Guide My Heart, Ohio Part 12
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In Darkness and In Cold
Heavy winds rage throughout the night. Power goes out. It is early Monday morning. At the start, I do what I can to capture the sun’s warmth, and trust it is only a matter of time before power returns. Hours pass in anticipation. As soon as the sun begins to set, the apartment gets colder … Continue reading In Darkness and In Cold
Full of Grace, Ohio Part 11
“Grace is not part of consciousness;it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.”- Pope Francis This morning I rise with the sun, put on a blue skirt, sweater and coat, hop on my bike and ride across the bridge for a holy day of obligation: the Feast of the Immaculate … Continue reading Full of Grace, Ohio Part 11
Making Peace
The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love.- Mechthild von Magdeburg Reconciliation seems to be a thread running through my life at the moment. When I started going back to church, one of the things I recalled was this sacrament. At my Catholic grammar school, all of us were … Continue reading Making Peace
I Believe I Believe
‘Here I am. Send me’…‘Be ever hearing but never understanding.Be ever seeing but never perceiving.’ - Isaiah 6:8 She struggles. I pray. If you met G today, you would never know how much she struggles. If you met me, you would never know how hard I pray. It is dawn on Easter Sunday. For the … Continue reading I Believe I Believe
Integrating Hope
“Late have I loved you,O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you!You were within me, but I was outside,And it was there that I searched for you.”– St Augustine Recently I have had this intermittent sense that I need to call home, to call my mother. I haven’t spoken with her in … Continue reading Integrating Hope
For my bird
Every cell of youContains my loveAs it always willEach moment of your lifeI have assessed my role In front of youAs you were learning to walkBeside youAs you walked confidentlyAnd later, traveling with youAs you mapped a path less taken If the tide were to have words,I imagine it responding to retreatRelease release releaseAnd advanceReach … Continue reading For my bird
Milestones & Stepping Stones
“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky,to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment.First to get go of life.Finally to take a step without feet.”- Rumi A few days ago, my girl turned twenty. Also few days ago, my erstwhile marriage turned thirty. With these simultaneous passages of time, I felt a … Continue reading Milestones & Stepping Stones
Manifesting this Turn, Ohio Part 1
“For within Her is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, diverse, clever, active, incisive, pure, clear, invulnerable, benevolent, sharp, irresistible, kind, loving, steadfast, dependable, serene, powerful, astute, penetrating and most subtle; … so pure She pervades and permeates all things. She is the breath of God, the reflection of God’s glory.” Wisdom 7:22-25 At last, we … Continue reading Manifesting this Turn, Ohio Part 1
The Greats
In the spirit of surrendering attachment, my New Year’s resolution was to go back to the church of my childhood. In the course of growing up, I learned about the atrocities committed in the name of God or one true path and became further upset recognizing that almost all of the characters were male, especially when … Continue reading The Greats
Where I End & She Begins 