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“Follow Me!”
Do you ever wonder—as I do—about the 30 years Jesus lived…
February 7, 2023/by Amanda Hackett
Our Rock of Salvation
The image of God as a rock is often used in the Hebrew and Christian…
January 31, 2023/by Amanda Hackett
Dragonflies
Staging for Scenes: Water bugs become dragonflies, so says the…
January 24, 2023/by Amanda Hackett
The Lonely Christmas Tree
Today is January 7, and the Christmas tree is lonely.
Where…
January 17, 2023/by Amanda HackettWhere…

Commitment
I’m writing this blog on December 30, 2022, very close to the…
January 10, 2023/by Amanda Hackett
TIME’s 2022 Person of the Year
In early December, TIME Magazine chose Volodymyr Zelensky as…
January 3, 2023/by Amanda Hackett
December
December is one month I begin on tiptoe. As an oblate, I’ve…
December 30, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
Happy Name Day to You!
Blessings and prayers can be yours if you believe in the custom…
December 29, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
Mr. Blue
I just finished re-reading a book reprinted 16 times by The Macmillan…
December 27, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
Atchison Blue – A Different Kind of Christmas
Change is inevitable. While I can adjust most of the time, there…
December 22, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
They Say
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There…
December 20, 2022/by Amanda HackettForget your perfect offering
There…

A Contemporary Nativity Scene
A few years ago, the outdoor nativity scene at the Vatican evoked…
December 15, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
Dropping Temperatures
This month, my mind went blank when I was considering what to…
December 13, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
Friendliest Country to Migrants
I was very saddened last week when I read the opinion of columnist…
December 8, 2022/by Amanda Hackett
Life Lessons Learned Through a Game of Cards
At the age of 94, my mom still loves a good game of cards.
As…
December 6, 2022/by Amanda HackettAs…

Blessing
As a Benedictine Live-In Experience volunteer, I serve in many…
December 1, 2022/by Amanda Hackett