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  • Remembering the gift of a friend and a crust of bread

    Every year, as Christmas approaches, I find one of my most memorable lessons happens while singing with the parish choir. Each year the lesson is different, but always unforgettable. This year, as I looked across to the soprano section during our annual Christmas concert, I was struck by how much I miss my friend, Joan,…

  • Going where God leads means Calvary, then Resurrection

    For me, April has always been the herald of newness, recalling memories of childhood Easters when there was still a visual litany of delight present in the “Easter parade” at church; where young girls wore crisp white gloves, patent leather shoes and the traditional flowered bonnet, and young boys squirmed under restrictive suit jackets with…

  • Navigating the seas of change with faith

    When my second son began preschool, an experience relished by his five brothers, his reaction was less than enthusiastic. As we approached the brightly painted door that led to his classroom, I felt myself being pulled backward by the pressure of his tiny hand tugging on mine. Looking down I saw the big brown eyes welling…

  • The humility of the Nativity is the heart of Christmas

    I was first introduced to Harry Emerson Fosdick through a quote: “… real Christians do not carry their religion; their religion carries them. It is not weight, it is wings. It lifts them up, it sees them over hard places. It makes the universe seem friendly, life purposeful, hope real, sacrifice worthwhile. It sets them…

  • ‘A perfect dose of grace’ for all seasons

     This small but powerful book of stories is the perfect read for you when you want to reward yourself with some well-deserved quiet time! Rabbi Irwin Kula, author of “Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life” wrote, “If you want to find God, know love, and truly understand these are the same, read this beautiful book. But be prepared…

  • See, I am doing something new

    Whenever a major change in life catches me off-guard and I focus too much on loss, I try to re-frame it within the words of Isaiah who reminds us of God’s promise of rebirth. While I am not always successful, it is always encouraging to read the words of the Lord who said, “Remember not…

  • Will there be meatloaf in heaven?

    Recently, I made the familiar 160 mile drive to Albany, where I was born and raised, and where family memories play hide and seek behind low rock walls along the New York State Thruway, and yell “home free!” most often, it seems, when I pull in to the parking lot of Keenan’s Funeral Parlor. Here,…

  • Choosing is a matter of blessing or curse

    It’s not often that I get a chance to be immersed in an abundance of creative expressions of faith   meant to transform hearts and lives, but that’s exactly what will happen tomorrow at the Diocese of Trenton’s Re:Image Film Festival at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan. Last year’s festival was a real testimony to…

  • A new blog mixes faith and humor — both necessary for life!

    I love my occasional lunches with a writer friend of mine, Christina, who inevitably keeps me in  stitches  through the entire meal.  It's such a relief from the drama of life! We were talking recently about the demands of our present work situations when she quipped, “Don’t you just love it when you get that…

  • Refresh the happiness page of life

    Being the founder and facilitator of an on-line network of intercessory pray-ers has had an    unexpected perk – outside of the privilege of praying for others. The payer network, and the daily requests of those who carry the cross of Christ, has the unique ability to keep me grounded in gratitude, encouraging me to…