Leaving: A Poem
I wrote this poem around 1993, and it was published in that same year under the title “RNDM Poetry”. Sr. June Lenzen was the editor. It was part of a…
Seek Wisdom While She May Be Found
Reflection for the Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time A Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Isaiah 55: 6-9 (RM) or Jonah 3:10-4:11 (RCL); Psalm 145 Philippians 1: 20c-24, 27a RM) or 21-30…
Seeds of Hope
Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A / Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Readings: Isaiah 55: 10-11 (RM) or 10-13 (RCL); Psalm 65; Romans 8: 18-23 (RM) or 1-11…
From Doubt to Trust
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter A Readings: Acts 2: 42-47 (RM) or 2: 14a, 22-32 (RCL); Psalm 118; 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 20: 19-31. As I was…
The Taste of Things: Life’s Tensions
I was schooled in the chaos of unbridled tension from a very early age. In truth perhaps, we all are. Maybe it is merely a function of being human, or…
Trusting Transition
Today marks the 30th day of the Easter season! My attentiveness to these Easter days has taken on a different quality this year as recent “Sabbath” experiences1 continue to gently…