Relationships, if they are to be successful, require an equal balance of power. As soon as one tries to dominate the other the bond falls apart.  There is no trusting someone who tries to knock you down, whether verbally or…

My oldest is in the process of selecting classes for her next year of school.  There are core classes, such as English and Math, that all students must take.  Then there are electives wherein students can pick what interests them…

A friend (also a therapist) told me that after experiencing a trauma what a person needs most is to tell what happened to them — and to be believed.  The healing process begins by being heard and trusted as credible…

Author Michael Singer once wrote, “No person or situation could ever teach you as much as death has to teach you.” That rings true as I think  back to insights gained each time a loved one of mine was put…

As we shift into the gift of another year, I have been considering what resolutions to make.  Many of us recycle our intentions with a renewed aspiration that this will be the year I finally (fill in the blank)!  Yet…

*The main source for this reflections series was the book Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints, by Elizabeth A. Johnson. 

*This reflection series was initially published by Tau Center, a spirituality ministry…

*The main source for this reflections series was the book Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints, by Elizabeth A. Johnson. 

*This reflection series was initially published by Tau Center, a spirituality ministry of…

*The main source for this reflections series was the book Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints, by Elizabeth A. Johnson. 

*This reflection series was initially published by Tau Center, a spirituality ministry of…

*The main source for this reflections series was the book Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints, by Elizabeth A. Johnson. 

*This reflection series was initially published by Tau Center, a spirituality ministry…

*The main source for this Advent reflections series was the book Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints, by Elizabeth A. Johnson.

*This reflection series was initially published by Tau Center, a spirituality…

“Death is what gives life meaning, to know your days are numbered, your time is short,” says the Ancient One in the Marvel Movie Dr. Strange.  That quotation struck me this week.  It caused me to consider the gamut…

Just last night I read something beautiful that Richard Rohr wrote about the soul in Breathing Under Water.  “The soul does not attach, nor does it hate; it desires and loves and lets go.” 

I’ve always been one to…