Dec 21, 2021 | Culture, Faith, Peacemaker
I used to have a magnet on my fridge with the saying, “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” “Being calm in your heart” is not easy work. That...
Dec 14, 2021 | Faith, Peacemaker
Last Sunday at Mass I sat behind a mother holding a sweet little baby boy. He was probably about three months old, still young enough to rest easy in his mother’s arms but old enough to take in his surroundings with wide eyes full of wonder. He fell asleep a few...
Dec 8, 2021 | Faith, Peacemaker
Twenty-some years ago, I made an inspiration scrapbook filled with quotes and pictures cut out of magazines. It was also home to my first bucket list. On that list at number 13 was to fall deeply in love. I remember adding that to the list in part because of a quote...
Nov 30, 2021 | Faith, Peacemaker
Last year around this time, I had COVID-19. Thankfully, I did not require hospitalization, but for a week my body burned with high fevers and froze with chills. I experienced weakness, lethargy, and shortness of breath. I lost my sense of taste and smell. Sleep seemed...
Nov 10, 2021 | Culture, Faith
Along with singing songs like “I Have Two Hands,” and teaching me colors and how to count, when I was little my mom would ask me, “Where is God?” I would look at her expectantly awaiting the answer. She would say, “He’s here!” pointing to her heart…...
Nov 3, 2021 | Culture, Faith
In the summer of 2020, as we sat in quarantine with COVID uncertainty at its height, like many of you, I watched the video of George Floyd’s murder and witnessed the protests that broke open the conversation about racism in a way that I have never seen before. My...
