Approx. read time: 2:50 min. The morning air feels crisp and promising as I wait for the No. 91 to whisk me up the west side of the Cascades, up the McKenzie River Corridor, for my weekly hike. As I wait, a tree swallow sails across a cloudless sky, perhaps on a breakfast run… Read more »
Approx. read time: 3:10 min. I start my hike up the Martin Street trailhead to the Ridgeline Trail in the south end of town. Immediately I notice how lush the forest has grown since I last was here. Maples are out, filtering morning sunlight to a pale golden green. Himalayan blackberries, along with other forest… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:20 min. Living on Pandemic Time makes me forget that Easter was only four and a half weeks ago. Pentecost, only two and a half weeks ahead, seems a dot on the horizon. Easter and Pentecost—visible, colorful, joyful events. But these days I am noticing the invisible thread that connects the… Read more »
Approx. read time: 3:15 min. It’s early in the dawn hour, my hour of Morning Prayer. The psalmist this morning is yearning for God. Panting, hungering, thirsting for God. I gaze out the window toward the eastern horizon, and allow a space for the yearning to settle in. I too will know this yearning deeply,… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:25 min. For peace of mind, I limit myself to two news dips per day. These days I notice the word infrastructure floating often across my screen. Infrastructure. Being a word person, I wonder: What’s the underlying meaning to this strong weight-bearing word? Webster refers me to infra, a prefix meaning… Read more »
Approx. read time: 2:10 min. I am thinking, today, of a moment in human history that was never actually witnessed, never recorded. Yet an event recounted down through the ages, launching a transformation of human consciousness. I am thinking of the moment of Jesus’ resurrection from the tomb. In the dark that precedes the dawn,… Read more »
Approx. read time: 3:10 min. I wouldn’t say I live with wild excess, or even with unthinking excess. I live pretty simply. Prayer each day is front-and-center. And almsgiving? I try to not let it dip when times get tough. So Lent poses a challenge: What can I do that will be meaningful in this… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:45 min. This post is an excerpt from “The Fifth Word” in my book Seven Last Words and Eight Words of Easter: Meditations for Your Journey to Pentecost. I thirst, you say at last. With excruciating pain you heave your body upward and gasp for breath as the force of life escapes… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:55 min. This post will appear in the March issue of Dimension Connections, the monthly e-newsletter of Theresians International. All the commentary seems to agree: Post-pandemic life will never return to normal. For now, we sleepwalk our way through a long dark night. Honestly, the old “normal” seemed more like normalized insanity,… Read more »
Approx. read time: 1:20 min. One big takeaway from this pandemic which has barreled in and reshaped our lives is this: We need to connect with others. We need to share our stories. We need to be heard. I am pleased to launch my latest book—a 140-page workbook, really: Storytelling Our Lives: How to turn… Read more »
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