Looking through binoculars

Young woman looking through binoculars

August 28, 2017
Missing God in both Success and Failure

Why is it that when I sense a leading from God and follow through, the results so profoundly determines my hindsight? If things fit together with ease and all goes well I am confident that I have indeed heard God. Alternately, if things blow up in my face, I am suddenly stricken with a rash...
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September 12, 2017
Loving our Lepers

There is an old story about St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), the founder of the Catholic order known as the Franciscans. The story goes that Francis was revolted by people with leprosy. As you may be aware, leprosy is a horrible and disfiguring disease. While leprosy is curable today, people did suffer terribly and from...
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March 19, 2018
Raising Light

Krista Tippett in her book Becoming Wise was interviewing Rachel Naomi Remen. Remen shared a story that her Grandfather used to tell her when she was a child. This Jewish story is particularly lovely as it speaks to the value of Tikkun olam, or translated, the restoration of the world. In my ear, it sounds so very...
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