Happy Monday of the fourth week of Lent....I started writing this last week - which is not unusual for me. Sunday's Gospel from John is where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. There is much about this encounter that I don't fully understand, giving me an opportunity to go deeper. While on the … Continue reading Pondering and Writing
Tag: prayer
First Friday of Lent 2026
Part of the Lenten commitment is reading Part Four: Christian Prayer in the "new" Catechism. For the last two weeks I've been looking for my copy. Yes, yes I can read it online through the USCCB website. However, there's something about the whole holding a book in my hands, underlining, making notes in the margins, … Continue reading First Friday of Lent 2026
Ash Wednesday
"Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return." are the words we hear as we journey the aisle to receive on our foreheads this reminder of our humble (grounded) beginnings. "Repent and believe the Good News" is an option. This is the 34th time celebrating this season of Lent, of intentional Fasting, Prayer … Continue reading Ash Wednesday
Surrender: a Prayer, a Revisit & a Reflection
Surrender was my 2025 Word of the Year. I had no expectations or desires other than to live it however God desired. About a month ago I wrote this reflection on living with this word. As sometimes happens there is further reflection on surrender, that brought a delight I cannot quite explain. As part of … Continue reading Surrender: a Prayer, a Revisit & a Reflection
Already & Not Yet
Luke 1 Sometimes it takes time to notice what's going on in the Gospels and why it has meaning then, now, and always. Luke, an actual doctor - highly educated and understanding of the ways of learning, asking questions and writing. Luke's Gospel reveals so much to us particularly in the first chapters. Scrolls - … Continue reading Already & Not Yet
Word of the Year – a Reflection on Surrender
The overarching theme of the last six years is, "it doesn't mean what you think it means." A wee bit more pondering brings me to the place of realization that this is very much the theme of life. This is often affirmed in expected places. At the parish I'm part of the Discipleship University team, … Continue reading Word of the Year – a Reflection on Surrender
As you love yourself
To love another is to see the face of God - Victor Hugo Les Miserables While praying Liturgy of the Hours this morning one of the responses is, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment than these." Of late I'm pondering this, … Continue reading As you love yourself
Meeting Elizabeth of the Trinity
Intimacy. Language is fascinating. Words have meaning and many words have more than one meaning. When we look back at the etymology (origin and original meaning) it is something other than its current usage. The WORD though is the same through all eternity. How utterly unfathomable is this, and yet it is precisely this WORD … Continue reading Meeting Elizabeth of the Trinity
Pages or a Travelogue
At the beginning of August I traveled to Maine to visit with family. With a little over two thousand miles between here and there it's not quite as easy to see them frequently. One of my goals in going was to put my feet in the ocean. Goal: unlocked. https://videopress.com/v/VTgDj9Up?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The water, chilly.The breeze, breezy.The … Continue reading Pages or a Travelogue
Exercise
Pause for a moment to ponder the goodness of the Lord. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they … Continue reading Exercise
A Quilter's Heart 