Mavis MoonHoly Envy by Barbara Brown TaylorI’ve been planning to read for a while now. I had heard Barbara Brown Taylor (BBT) talk a bit about it, but it was even better than I…Aug 8, 2022Aug 8, 2022
Mavis MoonLove is physical — who knew?Recently I listened to the This is Love podcast. In Episode 48: The Freelons 06.29.22, starting at 25:00, you hear this exchange between…Jul 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022
Mavis MoonOh hey, there you are. Hello.“The Christ in me sees the Christ in you.” Father Greg Boyle quoted this frequently during a retreat I attended recently. It keeps…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
Mavis MoonNot earned-overflowingOn page 235 of Spiritual Freedom, From an Experience of the Ignatian Exercises to the Art of Spiritual Guidance, by John J. English, S.J…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Mavis MoonCrying in church--and elsewhereWhen I read this article (below) from the Sojourners website, I could so relate! I am a crier. I cry quite often and quite easily. I used…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Mavis MoonExhausted Majority — mavis moonToday I listened to a dialogue (or as one person said, a “trialogue”) titled “Lessons Learned from January 6, 2021: Where Do People of…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Mavis MoonBig and Small — mavis moonl was a first-grade teacher for two years after I graduated from college. Teaching turned out not to be a good fit for me but I have some…Dec 22, 20211Dec 22, 20211
Mavis MoonThe Bowl by Jane HirshfieldI listened to Krista Tippett interview Jane Hirshfield on “On Being.” They both read some of Hirshfield’s poems. I liked them all but this…Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Mavis MoonPrayer in the Night | For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison-WarrenIn the middle of the night, covered in blood in an emergency room, I was praying.Dec 6, 2021Dec 6, 2021
Mavis MoonI am thankful for my potbellyIt being Thanksgiving today, I tried to think of what I am thankful for beyond the usual stuff I am always thankful for-my family, friends…Nov 29, 2021Nov 29, 2021