CURIOSITY THRILLED THE CAT
Anyone who’s ever had cats, or known cats, understands that their natural curiosity can lead them into trouble. Our little…
GOOD GRACES
I had a couple of days this week in which I felt pretty close to overwhelm. I may still be…
HORN OF PLENTY
I started thinking about that traditional symbol of abundance and Thanksgiving, the horn of plenty. My Dad always made gorgeous…
ON A SOURCE WITH NO NAME
When it feels like something’s wrong in our lives or in the world, it’s really easy to get fixated on…
WHY HALLOW THERE
I don’t use the word “hallow” much. Almost never. I might change that. There’s the familiar idea of hallowed ground,…
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP
Maybe I should save this talk for Halloween because I am thinking about one of the scariest things in the…
HOOTENANNY
I came upon a child of GodHe was walking along the roadAnd I asked him, where are you goingAnd this…
HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
My friend Denise shared with me this charming legend about St. Francis of Assisi: The town of Gubbio had a…
Sweet Surrender
Autumn is, without a doubt, my favorite time of year. John Keats called it the “season of mists and mellow…
JUMP FOR JOY
Our brains are wired to perceive connections and draw significance from a gazillion pieces of sensory input every day. Simply…
FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE
Why can’t you trust atoms? Because they make up everything. It’s a silly joke, maybe even stupid. Still, I must…
MY CIRCUS, MY MONKEYS
A few years ago, a Polish proverb hit social media. This saying was everywhere all of a sudden: “Not my…