Sunday Stride – Why are you troubled?
Why are you troubled? I had a lot on my mind this week. I still do this weekend. And often, when I have a lot on...
April 18, 2021
Sunday Stride – Let him have his moment.
Let him have his moment. Yesterday, my twins insisted on a roly-poly hunt. They first discovered a roly-poly on the way into school on Friday. “Mom,...
April 11, 2021
Sunday Stride – For God so loved the world…
“For God so loved the world…” Yesterday, as I was reading my oldest son a Ronald Dahl book, he stopped me to say he would easily...
March 14, 2021
Sunday Stride – What are the norms that guide us today?
Today’s readings are all about the rules – and a re-establishment of them by Jesus when the practice of them goes awry. In both the first...
March 7, 2021
Sunday Stride – But I’ve never had that moment…
“But I’ve never had that moment…” In my over fifteen years of listening to high school retreat talks, I never fail to hear the same refrain...
February 28, 2021
Daily Step – How do you pray?
How do you pray? I looked at today’s Gospel reading this morning and it’s the one where Jesus is teaching his disciples to pray (the Our...
February 23, 2021
Sunday Stride – Hey Google: Is the desert cold?
Hey Google: Is the desert cold? That was the question I typed in this morning as I read through today’s Gospel about Jesus in the desert...
February 21, 2021
Sunday Stride – Nothing better than a blanket of snow.
This morning I woke up to a snow covered yard. And apparently, it’s only the beginning. Snow will fall for the next couple days at least...
February 14, 2021
Sunday Stride – Making time for prayer.
“Gretchen, the boys want the night night prayer…” my husband called out to me as I lay on the couch last night. “Huh?” I called back...
February 7, 2021
Sunday Stride – Why does God let bad things happen?
Recently I was asked to respond to the prompt “Why does God let bad things happen?” for a writing assignment. How does one answer this question...
January 31, 2021