My morning prayer states, “Dear God, I offer you my prayers, joys, works and sufferings of this day…” I can point to my prayers, joys and works, but … my […]

Our Oblate Director said, “Take the lead from the Sisters.” SO I DID! I held a loaf of bread. I held it long. “Hey, Church Lady, what ya wait’n for? […]

Retreats always surprise me. For the retreat we have going right now, I was all excited because a woman is directing it. And I still like that, but I have […]

Several years ago, Pete, a graduate student in a class I taught, described his favorite activity: rock climbing. I shivered with nervousness as he went on with some details of […]

What is there about counting? 63 ducks gliding into the waters, three white egrets against a dark background, a three-car garage, a mere four-digit salary, five grams of saturated fat… […]