Inner Wisdom
Teaching Wisdom Literature from the Hebrew Scriptures is a new learning for me each time. One project which has become tradition is for each seminary student to make a Wisdom […]
Entries by Alyssa Tasto
Weekly Meditation, July 22 to 26, 2024
A change of pace is a welcome thing, especially when accompanied by seasonal change. And when the seasons change, so do we. Our team of writers will be having a […]
A Quarter Cup is a Quarter Cup
I changed the recipe. It didn’t work. I’d accidentally used baking soda instead of baking powder in the batch of cookies I was mixing up. While baking, they spread far […]
Weekly Meditation, July 15 to 19, 2024
A change of pace is a welcome thing, especially when accompanied by seasonal change. And when the seasons change, so do we. Our team of writers will be having a […]
For the Wounded One
“It’s broken! I know it’s broken! I can’t move my right arm! How could I have missed the step?” These inner questions took over my reaction. I missed the step […]
Resisting Retirement
“Pass on the baton” refers not only to a new conductor or parade majorette—it’s a term often used to indicate a major passage of life. Facing retirement, a person may […]
Weekly Meditation, July 8 to 12, 2024
A change of pace is a welcome thing, especially when accompanied by seasonal change. And when the seasons change, so do we. Our team of writers will be having a […]
Benedictine Life: A Model for Synodality
In October 2021, Pope Francis invited the entire Church to participate in a Synod on Synodality. Drawing from the New Testament and the life of the early Church, the Second […]
All Are One
Philosopher Jacob Needleman, author of The American Soul: The Inward Work of Democracy, passionately presents some of the great, though fallible human beings who forged this country we love, men […]
Friends’ Corner: An Overview of Arleen McCarty Hynes, OSB
In addition to being a writer in my day job, I also write biographies of Roman Catholic sisters for Wikipedia, and I help sisters publish their own books and articles. […]
