May 26, 2026 | Reflections
Image Curtesy of Nina Bisognani We are all Immigrants Barbara Kautz’s reflection about her mother, titled “MUM,” inspired me to think of other immigrants who, like her, suffered hard times. They survived by drawing on their inner strength to grow and help build this...
May 13, 2026 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Kautz MUM Growing up, my mother knew all about hardship. She was raised by an older sister after their mother died when she was 11. Her family struggled during the Depression because her father, a finish-carpenter, rarely found work. She and my dad...
Apr 29, 2026 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Words fail me. Well, not entirely fail, obviously. I still have words. But I can’t seem to make them do justice to what I see. Just months (weeks?) ago a wooden fence stood next to bare, scratchy branches, both covered in snow, the only...
Apr 8, 2026 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Signs of Spring Lent was a stark season that challenged our weary souls. Did Jesus feel its bitter cold in his heart as He wandered in the wilderness? It was a time of deep reflection and sadness at the state of our world. I thought of wars and...
Mar 31, 2026 | Reflections
Faith My Bible is filled with miracles: Dusty bones revived with a breath Sight for the blind, Lazarus unbound. Signs of a God for whom nothing is impossible. But where is the hem of the garment for me to touch? I say my prayers each night for...
Mar 19, 2026 | Reflections
A Prayer During Lent O Lord I no longer know how To pray When the world (Some of it literally) Is burning. Should I start with my neighbor Suddenly without healthcare And struggling to afford groceries? Or with immigrants Arrested for their complexions Afraid to leave...