Feb 5, 2022 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther The first time I saw this little cairn on one of my walks I was surprised that such a random and precarious collection of rocks could stay safely perched on a sloping boulder, and yet week after week it was still there. As my surprise changed to...
Jan 20, 2022 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Scents and Memories With the holidays a recent memory,the scent of cookies baking in the kitchenstill lingers in my mind.But there are other scents that remainwith me as well. One of the most memorable of these is the scent ofOld Spice, my...
Jan 20, 2022 | Reflections
Image: Ryan Mails All Will Be Well For reasons I did not fully understand I’d been in a bad mood most of December. Yes, I’d been busy. Yes, I’d been stressed. But the busy-ness and stress were of my own creation, and normally I thrive on “Christmas Stress.” But not...
Dec 24, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Kathryn Yingst The Lamb with the Missing Leg I have always hated knickknacks. It started back when I was seven or eight, when I would visit my grandparents’ house. What is it about grandmas and knickknacks? Do their families run out of gift ideas by the golden...
Dec 19, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Mary’s Advent I often think of Mary,And that very first Advent.Did they tell her to stop and be quiet?To enjoy the calm and the waiting?Not to rush the birth of Christ, But to feel the joyful expectation of his coming?And did she punch them...
Dec 16, 2021 | Reflections
My Light in the Darkness…Is Song The short liturgical season of Advent is meant to be a time of reflection, of waiting, a chance for spiritual growth. Four weeks, during the shortest days of the year during which we await the birth of Jesus. Unless you happen...