There is something to be said for the Spirit of peace and concord, the Spirit who smooths ruffled feathers and soothes our souls. She’s...

One time someone called to make a reservation at the convent for a Lenten retreat. A little later, she called back and asked us whether...

“There are signs everywhere.”  Fools Rush In  is a 1997 romantic comedy movie, with love found, lost and found again. For the couple...

For a long time, Emily Dickinson’s image of hope spoke to me: “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the...

After his baptism in the Jordan river, Jesus spent time in the wilderness, and amid a retreat with harsh temptations, danger and...

During the pandemic, when we were almost completely in cloistered seclusion at the convent, going out only for the most urgent doctor’s...

Resurrection happens even as we are swamped by overwhelm, pain and grief. In the garden where Jesus had been laid in a tomb, Mary...

One of my favorite prayers appears in a confession in the Compline service: “O God… grant that we may serve you in newness of life, to...

As I write this meditation, I am enjoying a four-week artists’ residency in Summerville SC as part of a three-month sabbatical after my...

“The Word became flesh and lived among us…” (John 1:14). Amid inflatable holiday characters dotting front yards, trees sparkling with...

Some months ago, just when I thought the COVID trends were getting better and just when I thought I was doing ok and coping pretty well—I...