Apr 4, 2021 | Reflections
Images: Barbara Ryther and Nina Bisognani When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the...
Apr 2, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani “Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide...
Apr 1, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Sudie Blanchard The Feast of the Windblown Wafers No, it wasn’t really a feast day.It was Lent. Mid-Lent.It was cold—New England cold—Brilliant sun, bitter chill and windy.But it felt like a feast day After a year-long fast fromOur regular Sunday gatherings,We...
Mar 24, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Sculpture by Gustav Vigeland, “Wheel of Life” series, Oslo, Norway Forgiveness One night I believe an angel came to me.She appeared as a blinding white light Hovering in the corner of the room.Just moments before, I had prayed, even...
Mar 18, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Barbara Ryther Simplicity What would it be like to simplify my spirit the way I’ve simplified my living space, my schedule, my daily routine?If I looked behind me, would I see a trail of discarded, tattered “shoulds” and “musts?”Piles of cast-off, frayed “could...
Mar 11, 2021 | Reflections
Image: Nina Bisognani Liminal Space Now. No longer here…Not yet there…Restless.Uncomfortable.Not my choice!I’m not in control!How can I live?Will I die? Then I hear it. In the quiet, a voice. Let go. Let me. I pause.I breathe.I do let go. The panic…the...