7 ways to observe Lent that have nothing to do with candy
Lent is one of my favorite times of year. Maybe that sounds crazy, but I love discipline, I love religious practices, and I love times that unite our community. I’m not unilaterally opposed to giving...
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I often sing without thinking. So many songs have been on my rotation for so long that I have stopped noticing them, and even though I once examined the lyrics to be sure they fit me, I now spit them...
View Article7 Lenten ideas that have nothing to do with candy
I’m reposting one of my favorite collections of spiritual suggestions, full of resources for a fruitful Lent. Rather than try to come up with a new batch of ideas, why not stick with what works? Lent...
View ArticleWhat I’m into, July 2015
I hope everyone is enjoying the dog days of summer! I’ve been indulging my love of the heat, elaxation, time with my sweetie and reading on beaches all over. Though this photo shows me catching up on...
View ArticleKeeping Advent
For someone who really likes to celebrate, I don’t get too fired up about my birthday. It’s just another day. I relish the Facebook messages and phone calls and occasional gifts, but I was never one to...
View ArticleMy one word for 2016: Create
Looking back over the archives, I realized it has been three years since I last wrote about choosing one intentional word to guide my year. The great team at OneWord365 encouraged me to do it in the...
View Article(Barely) Remembering David Bowie
A few days ago someone asked me if I’ve been watching Making a Murderer. I shrugged, as I usually do when asked about any piece of relevant pop culture, and said I don’t usually watch things that are...
View ArticleWhat I’m into (March 2016)
I’ve been way overdue on sharing What I’m Into the last few months, since I’ve mostly been into running Boston Singers’ Resource, performing in The Light in the Piazza and Company, and teaching a few...
View ArticleWhat every artist can learn from Prince
Prince Rogers Nelson: gifted, prolific, collaborative, entertaining, and now gone much sooner than any of us expected. Aside from having his “7” on cassette single, I can’t boast of having followed his...
View ArticleCalled to serve, called to lead: My guest post at Church Life Journal
I was asked to contribute to Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal on being a leader in the Church. Turns out I had a lot to say! Read more. Like what you read, or want to stay in touch? Subscribe, or catch...
View ArticleWhat I’m into, July 2016
I can’t believe August is here already, but I refuse to allow that to auger the onset of fall. It is still summer, darn it, and if this last month of break is anything like the first two, it should be...
View ArticleThe thing worth chasing: on saying goodbye to a friend
I get awfully emotionally seeing the people I love receive the Eucharist. When I was quite ill with Crohn’s, before surgery put me into remission, I was often unable to stand through mass. I would...
View Article7 Lenten ideas that have nothing to do with candy
I’m reposting one of my favorite collections of spiritual suggestions, full of resources for a fruitful Lent. Rather than try to come up with a new batch of ideas, why not stick with what works?...
View ArticleWhat I’m into, July 2015
I hope everyone is enjoying the dog days of summer! I’ve been indulging my love of the heat, elaxation, time with my sweetie and reading on beaches all over. Though this photo shows me catching up on...
View ArticleKeeping Advent
For someone who really likes to celebrate, I don’t get too fired up about my birthday. It’s just another day. I relish the Facebook messages and phone calls and occasional gifts, but I was never one to...
View ArticleMy one word for 2016: Create
Looking back over the archives, I realized it has been three years since I last wrote about choosing one intentional word to guide my year. The great team at OneWord365 encouraged me to do it in the...
View Article(Barely) Remembering David Bowie
A few days ago someone asked me if I’ve been watching Making a Murderer. I shrugged, as I usually do when asked about any piece of relevant pop culture, and said I don’t usually watch things that are...
View ArticleWhat I’m into (March 2016)
I’ve been way overdue on sharing What I’m Into the last few months, since I’ve mostly been into running Boston Singers’ Resource, performing in The Light in the Piazza and Company, and teaching a few...
View ArticleWhat every artist can learn from Prince
Prince Rogers Nelson: gifted, prolific, collaborative, entertaining, and now gone much sooner than any of us expected. Aside from having his “7” on cassette single, I can’t boast of having followed his...
View ArticleCalled to serve, called to lead: My guest post at Church Life Journal
I was asked to contribute to Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal on being a leader in the Church. Turns out I had a lot to say! Read more. Like what you read, or want to stay in touch? Subscribe, or catch...
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