Spring Cleaning
Days are getting longer, the sun is shining more often, and we are happy about the first warm rays of sunshine. Yet there is a little side effect: the brightness […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Daily Meditation for March 19, 2024
People in Africa like to say that “The path is made by walking.” They know that once or twice won’t do it. They know they have to make a habit […]
Daily Meditation for March 18, 2024
Simplicity, beauty and endurance. St. Benedict ingeniously weaves these qualities throughout his Rule. Benedict recognizes them as essential means to living a life in God—a rich, full, human life. They […]
Daily Meditation for March 15, 2024
How do you think you’d feel if you were informed you just won a million dollars? WOW! Most of us would jump for joy and scream, “I can’t believe it! […]
Daily Meditation for March 14, 2024
These days of Lent are a call to conversion through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Usually fasting brings thoughts of giving up food. It can be more comprehensive than this! What […]
Daily Meditation for March 13, 2024
There is a huge oak tree outside the window that still has some big clumps of dry, brown leaves hanging on. We might think of this as a picture of […]
Sacred Washing of Feet
A few years ago, I washed and wiped the feet of the people who came forward for the ritual of foot washing on Holy Thursday. Feet of various sizes were […]
Daily Meditation for March 12, 2024
“Marching.” What does this word bring to mind? Does it immediately recall what a troop of military does when on duty? Does it recall watching a parade moving down the […]
Daily Meditation for March 11, 2024
Today, March 11, our Muslim friends and neighbors begin their monthlong observance of Ramadan. The date for Ramadan is based on the lunar calendar, which is the same as the […]
Daily Meditation for March 8, 2024
The image of God as the potter and we the clay is a frequent theme in Scripture. The prophet Isaiah prays, “Now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are […]
