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August 2013

August 30, 2013

Hummer at Work

It was mid-morning and the sun had finally dissolved the fog from the cool damp...

August 23, 2013

Cardinal at My Window

Earlier in the spring I was blessed with two nests of cardinals in my yard....

August 16, 2013

Please Return Me to My Cell

The Catholic Writers Guild conference last week was a huge success. This was our fifth...

August 01, 2013

Gayety in the Garden

Those of you who have been following my blog know that it has been a...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

Doubt in the Family

On the cover of the 2012 July issue of Magnificat is a painting of Anne...

July 19, 2013

As Long as Nobody’s Watching

As long as nobody’s watching, I’ll dance. Don’t for a minute imagine that I’m a...

July 12, 2013

Lumen Fidei and a Tomato-red Day

My grandmother passed away over a decade ago, but she gave me a bit of...

July 05, 2013

Erosion

The foundational bricks of the statues had eroded like shale. Sheets had formed from freezing...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Rain Moving Through

Tuesday before sunrise the intense heat and humidity of the past few days was broken...

June 21, 2013

Laughter with Tears

Ann Margaret Lewis arrived Friday night later than expected. I stood at the end of...

June 14, 2013

Just Mow it Down!

Over the past few weeks several friends came to my yard to dig-up flowers and...

June 07, 2013

Free Falling

St. Benedict Monastery where I am preparing to become an Oblate is in Oxford, Michigan....

May 2013

May 31, 2013

The Italian Lilac

My great-grandparents emigrated from Italy not long after they were married; my great-grandmother had a...

May 24, 2013

A Sactifying Glance

It was a late spring afternoon, one of those kind of days when big clouds...

May 10, 2013

The Jasmine Branches Out

Delicate and white, Jasmine flowers are highly fragrant. Their small size belies their intense perfume....

May 03, 2013

Muddied Mobility

Several weeks ago when I mentioned to the therapist about the discomfort I was experiencing...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Allowing Love

I was sitting in the nave of the church near the sanctuary. My friend’s final...

April 19, 2013

Ladybug Blunder

When the hibernating ladybugs appear on the inside of my window frames I know spring...

April 05, 2013

Grandmother’s Violin

The black leather case hinges and latch were stiff and flaky with rust. Inside was...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Why Catholic?!

It's Easter and I’ve been asked why I am Catholic. For me there is no other religion...

March 01, 2013

Full Moon Crosses

I looked in awe through the low double-hung window at a winter’s full moon. I...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Thursday’s Prayer for Priests

O Jesus, Eternal Pontiff, Good Shepherd and Fountain of life, who by the special goodness...

February 16, 2013

Asian Madonna

The Blessed Mother statue is only twelve inches tall. Finding a place to store it...

February 01, 2013

Letting Go

When my friend, Linda, and I bought this house twenty-six years ago we had to...

January 2013

January 11, 2013

Everything Went Dark

It was another one of those sleepless nights. I was in my upstairs flat, a...

January 04, 2013

Unexpected Warmth

Looking ahead into the new year of 2013, I've pulled a reflection from my latest...

November 2012

November 17, 2012

Seasonal Changes

The black tree limbs are naked of leaves and their outline contrasts against the heavy...

November 09, 2012

Peace Lilies

In the Adoration Chapel the lights are low. On the altar the oil candles flicker...

November 03, 2012

Rummaging for Food

The large fox squirrel is gathering and burying a cache of nuts. Making short raspy...

October 2012

October 25, 2012

Goldfinches, Lilies, and Elections

I’m really not very political and just barely politically correct. But still, I wonder what...

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