Love 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 Nneena Freelon, husband of Phil Freelon, and their youngest son Pierce (emphasis mine). Phil Freelon, a world-renown architect, died of ALS. …

“The Christ in me sees the Christ in you.” Father Greg Boyle quoted this frequently during a retreat I attended recently. It keeps occurring to me. I think God wants me to pay attention to it. When I hear the quote, my first image is of what’s called “the Visitation,”…

On page 235 of Spiritual Freedom, From an Experience of the Ignatian Exercises to the Art of Spiritual Guidance, by John J. English, S.J., we read “Our deeds do not earn God’s love. When our love overflows in deeds, we become aware of the presence of love. …

When I read this article (below) from the Sojourners website, I could so relate! I am a crier. I cry quite often and quite easily. …

Today I listened to a dialogue (or as one person said, a “trialogue”) titled “Lessons Learned from January 6, 2021: Where Do People of Faith Go From Here?” hosted by the Center for Public Justice. It was recorded so I will try to put a link to it once I…

l 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 good memories from those 2 years. First-graders love their teachers, practically idolize them. Once, a child stood near me while I took…

I listened to Krista Tippett interview Jane Hirshfield on “On Being.” They both read some of Hirshfield’s poems. I liked them all but this one (below) struck a chord with me. The line “A day, if a day could feel, must feel like a bowl.”-what a good description. She uses…

In the middle of the night, covered in blood in an emergency room, I was praying. We had lived in Pittsburgh for less than a month. Amid frigid nights and snow that had turned to gray slush, I was miscarrying. Kind of a shocking beginning. These are the first two…

It 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, health, home, faith, and all those huge unbelievably wonderful blessings of my life. And of all things, I started thinking about being thankful for my…