With a grateful heart, I re-share a post recounting my favorite memory of Holy Saturday … a morning punctuated by an empty tabernacle.
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Today’s find: Empty and beautiful
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Today’s find: ‘Seeds of Hope’
Almost 20 years ago, I wrote a reflection on Christ’s passion – finding, remarkably, a seed of hope in this unspeakable act of human-on-human cruelty.
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Today’s find: Lift-off
There’s something remarkably humbling about encountering the souvenirs of a moonshot.
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If you’re interested, there’s still time to register for the Good Friday morning of reflection (April 3) at the Marianist Retreat and Conference Center. My friend Anne Hruz and I will be teaming up to help you make it a prayerful day…
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Today’s find: Entombment
Making my way to the Lone Star State early last week, I awoke to the distinct impression that I had been entombed.
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Today’s find: Born blind
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Today’s find: Legacy
For a few hours this weekend, some of us outsiders were granted membership in the loving (and fun-loving) clan.
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Today’s find: Stagecraft
Though I’ve seen it all before, the wizardry still captivates me.
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Went to a basketball game the other evening, and a scuffle broke out.
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Today’s find: Cervical radiculopathy
It only hurts when I move. Or remain stationary. Or raise my left arm. Or let it rest.
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