The word psyche in Greek means soul. Some see soul as a life-force energy that guides and empowers us, as well as connects us with one another beyond space and time. Keeping that definition in mind, consider this statement by…
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Seeing the Whole
In psychology there is a term, “whole object relations,” which refers to the ability to form a comprehensive view of oneself or another. To have whole object relations means one has a realistic and integrative perspective that includes both positive…
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Practicing Self-Care
Fifteen years ago I learned the value of self-care on a level I hadn’t known prior. My father had just died and I was in a season of grief, compounded quickly with my mother’s shocking terminal diagnosis. I attended a…
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Being Stuck
It seems part of the human journey includes points at which we get stuck or at least feel stuck.
Maybe we’re mired down with heavy circumstances in our lives, or the world around us, and our energy is depleted.
Or…
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Transformation Through Love
After taking the 40-day journey of Lent through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we arrive at the Easter Triduum, where the Paschal Mystery of Christ unfolds. In this mystery we confront again the reality that death and resurrection go together. We…
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Another Way to View the Cross
As Christians around the world enter Holy Week, I find myself considering the story of the crucifixion… again. The common belief that Jesus died for all — to pay for our sins so that we may be reconciled to God…
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Almsgiving
The final pillar of Lent is almsgiving. Now that we have set the foundation of our Lenten journey with prayer and we have carved out space for something new through fasting, we are ready to give thought to how we…
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Thanksgiving & Intercession
This is the third of four posts that will point to different methods of prayer which we may want to consider using on our Lenten journey. For today we’ll look at Thanksgiving and Intercession.
Thanksgiving — As Meister Eckhart once…
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