Daily Step – How do you show God love?
As I begin to wrap up the Spiritual Exercises, I was asked to contemplate what it means to show love to God. My first, instinctive answer...
October 15, 2021
Daily Step – Sometimes you have to pivot.
Tomorrow will mark three weeks with Riley. Like most labs, he is VERY friendly. When he sees a dog/person he wants to be friends with on...
October 14, 2021
Daily Step – What does it mean to be authentic?
As I was grading some assignments for a Social Justice class yesterday, I realized that over half the class mentioned the word “authentic” in their opening...
October 13, 2021
Daily Step – Lord, increase my understanding.
Yesterday afternoon, I got the privilege of going on a long walk with Riley and my oldest son. Unlike most of our weekday afternoon walks, this...
October 12, 2021
Daily Step – The risk of loving is always worth taking.
I’m not one for grieving. I don’t like to focus on that emotion much – despite writing quite a bit about the importance of it. I...
October 11, 2021
Daily Step – It’s okay to let joy and grief be housed together.
Joy and grief, housed together in one body. Have you ever felt both at the same time? Have you let the joy in when the grief...
October 8, 2021
Daily Step – Hold out for the quiet miracles.
Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. It’s one of the many feasts dedicated to Mary throughout the liturgical year. During my work...
October 7, 2021
Daily Step – Your voice matters.
“Would you like to make a comment?” Sometimes I wonder if I’ll run out of things to say. I’ll run out of new ideas. I’ll run...
October 6, 2021
Daily Step – What glimpse of God have you caught today?
“Glimpses of God that I’ve been allowed to catch.” This part of this quote by Henri Nouwen stayed with me this morning as I walked through...
October 5, 2021
Daily Step – Don’t dwell.
“So come to the pond,or the river of your imagination,or the harbor of your longing,and put your lips to the world. And liveyour life.” I tend...
October 4, 2021