March: busy, musical, Lenten. Here’s what I’ve been into. Books God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary I was delighted to get an early peek at Andy Otto’s God Moments which releases tomorrow. Andy explores the timeless goal of Finding God in All Things – which is also the theme of his excellent blog –Continue reading >>
The privilege of eating; the privilege of flesh
A year ago I was beautiful. ***** One sunny afternoon on our second summer in Assisi, Robert and I decided to explore the bosco, a forest walk next to the Basilica into a valley where Francis is purported to have walked. Robert carried a backpack with a wedge of cheese for snacking and I carriedContinue reading >>
7 Lenten ideas that have nothing to do with candy
I’m reposting one of my favorite collections of spiritual suggestions, full of resources for a fruitful Lent. Rather than try to come up with a new batch of ideas, why not stick with what works? **Updated for 2016 with latest link to Sacred Space for Lent 2016 Lent is one of my favorite times ofContinue reading >>
When Lent can’t be about playing with your food
Food is literally what gets us through the day. It gathers us together, it gives us joy, it affects our bodies, and it inspires our creativity. For these reasons I’ve never poo-poohed making a sacrifice of some type of food during Lent. To alter the rhythm of our days by changing our eating patterns guaranteesContinue reading >>
On eating a tomato sandwich in October
Say what you will about my father, but the man knows how to grow a mean tomato. Every year, during what New Englanders can still quaintly call “harvest time”, that time when we race the calendar to make the most of what we have tended to all summer, the porch at my parents’ house fillsContinue reading >>