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Spiritual Remembering
I received the information by postcard: Sacred Journey to Greece and Turkey, April 20 th to May 8, 2009. Join this mystical journey of...
Ellen Gerneaux Woods
5 days ago5 min read


Bonding
“We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?” asked Piglet. “Even longer,” Pooh answered. A. A. Milne My childhood and adolescence were...
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz
Aug 106 min read


Miss Lilly
Working as a Hospice Chaplain, there's never a dull moment. This is true for every patient who comes to our service. You pray, you say,...
John Wenderlein
Jul 87 min read


Musical Underdog
Can music save a child from school bullies? In "Musical Underdog," Leah Mueller writes how an unwanted instrument helped two unpopular kids find their way.
Leah Mueller
Jun 89 min read


Speaking Symbols With Gorgons
In March of 2024 my husband and I took a trip of a lifetime – a 14-day tour of Greece. We made our reservations early and gleefully...
Laura Lewis-Barr
May 712 min read


The Quiet Dance of Words
It was a quiet afternoon in Malang, the kind that seemed to stretch forever, like time was in no rush. The sun dipped just below the...
Fendy S. Tulodo
Apr 227 min read


Memory Gaps
It is unclear whether memory gaps or lapses are primarily genetic. According to web sources, deteriorating memory conditions such as...
Jun A. Alindogan
Apr 84 min read


Writing and the Forest
The forest seems intent on healing me. Take today, for instance. I was walking on the trail, taking notes on Shakespeare. My latest...
Julie Mariouw
Mar 106 min read


Dog Park Dharma
After I rescued Louis, friends said I’d find a new social life at the dog park. My puppy and I would be welcomed into a community of dog...
Judith Frankel
Feb 144 min read


Scarlet
O, we don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan The whole state of Michigan, the whole state of Michigan We don't give a damn for...
Matias F. Travieso-Diaz
Jan 18 min read


Somewhere Else
Tension: On the Way to Robben Island by Keith A. Barker. 2013. Digital print. The Catholic sister smiled kindly as she pushed the...
Keith A. Barker
Dec 15, 202414 min read


Escaping a Predator
I was club hopping with my BFF, Jeannie, when I found myself, in deep trouble! This was the 1970’s and it was quite popular to go to a...
Sharon Oberne
Nov 16, 20244 min read


Just You and I
(content warning: this story includes references to domestic violence.) As a cradle Catholic, I always knew you needed your faith to do...
Angela Curnutt
Oct 15, 202422 min read


End to the Year-long Winter
It’s been over a year of darkness, and I am longing for the light of a new dawn. The memories of what brought me to this place are so...
John Ganshaw
Sep 15, 202410 min read


Nursing Mother
“A mother who has had a baby in the hospital should insist on keeping him with her 24 hours a day. Unwrap the baby, keep him in your bed,...
Rachel Lutwick-Deaner
Aug 15, 202413 min read


A Brief Remembrance of My Father
My father had moments of crystalline clarity in which he would say something that would stop me in my tracks, making me pause to catch my...
Jenn Zatopek
Jul 14, 20245 min read


Requiem for a Contender
When Dad was dying the nurses bound his hands in yards of Ace bandages so he couldn’t pull out the life supports. The Buckeye Bomber, a...
Clare Simons
Jun 15, 20244 min read


Straight and Narrow —X
How can somebody you don't know look at you with such disdain in their eyes? They couldn't put themselves in your shoes, because they...
Madaline
May 15, 202410 min read


Ash Wednesday, 2017
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Ellen and I counted 13 muskrats as we walked around Lake Bennett that late February mild...
Dr. Richard Bryneston
Apr 15, 20244 min read


Crab Soup
Had it not been for Covid-19 forcing everyone inside, I’m not sure my plan would have worked but looking back, I'm glad I acted on that...
Christine Brooks
Mar 15, 20246 min read
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