We don’t often admit the tough stuff. We cover it up to get through the day, not out of deceit but for everyone’s good. When people ask “how are you?”, it’s not the time to say I’m sad, I’m confused. There are things to be done, so we put pain aside. But what if we never findContinue reading >>
Deep Breaths
I noticed it for the first time during the Exsultet at the Easter Vigil. Despite being focused on a lot of words and a lot of notes, despite being unnerved by singing to an empty chapel on what would have been one of the most well-attended nights of the Church year, I still registered theContinue reading >>
Beauty ever ancient, ever new
When I was in high school, shopping was torture. I didn’t know how to dress my shape and I didn’t have much sense of fashion. Still, one of my favorite memories from that time took place in a department store, looking for prom dresses. My mother, as we stood among racks of gowns and frocksContinue reading >>
Life Lessons from Church Singing
When you sing five masses in a weekend, it gives you a lot of time to think. This past weekend, as I tried to fit both swallowing and taking a breath into a quarter rest, I began to ponder the hidden message in there: that sometimes you need to just fit everything in – orContinue reading >>
What I’m Into: April 2017
April was busy! Lots of music, reading and church, so I’m linking up with Leigh Kramer to share some of what I’m into. Books Shirt of Flame: A Year with St. Therese of Lisieux This has been on my to-read list since it came out about five years ago but I never got to it.Continue reading >>