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February 2014

February 11, 2014

An Invitation to Curiosity

“All my childhood, I told my parents that I wanted to grow up and live...

April 2013

April 18, 2013

Introducing Hill Country Hill Tribers (And a giveaway for Mother’s Day!)

I'm so excited to have Jessica Goudeau here today sharing about one of my favorite...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

Thankful Tuesday, from a soup kitchen

I’m writing from a soup kitchen in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Here there...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

Dirty House Thankful

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what...

March 21, 2012

{Practicing Benedict} Receiving Guests, Receiving Christ

"Any guest who happens to arrive at the monastery should be received as we would...

March 14, 2012

{Practicing Benedict} A post about monks and errands and eating

"Any who are sent on an errand which will allow them to return to the...

February 2012

February 01, 2012

{Practicing Benedict} The greatest possible concern

"As for the abbot or abbess, they must show the greatest possible concern with great...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

It’s Halloween, y’all!

And in honor of Halloween, I'm re-posting what I wrote last year, "Why I believe...

May 2011

May 25, 2011

How we can help Joplin…

No new thoughts today, friends. But I wanted to point you toward this post at...

May 17, 2011

Community Thankful

It’s Thankful Tuesday, that lovely day when we all stop to remind ourselves that there...

April 2011

April 28, 2011

Sisyphus and Motherhood and Coffee

Yesterday morning I woke to a quiet (and sort of creepy) almost three-year-old standing beside...

February 2011

February 09, 2011

Homelessness and Contradiction

I’ve always understood that I have a soft heart for the homeless. I don’t say...

October 2010

October 08, 2010

St. Benedict and the Complainy Pregnant Lady.

This has not been an easy week for rest. Last weekend when we moved, all...

July 2010

July 20, 2010

Why I’m thankful for Brother Shawn.

It is Thankful Tuesday and I, after having been MIA for almost a week, am...

May 2010

May 06, 2010

A Small Victory in Hospitality-Land

Last night we threw a dinner party. For ten people. It was a last minute...

April 2010

April 29, 2010

Companionship vs Intimacy

It’s been awhile since I posted about Benedictine hospitality and my hope of understanding what...