Category: joy

Gaudete!

When I make my morning tea and pray the Angelus, the little buds whisper, "Spring is coming."

Spiritual Gardening: The Hope of Glory

Between the Ascension and Pentecost, the disciples waited and prayed, wondering what was next. We are waiting in uncertainty. How might we join those first disc...

Snail Mail

Day 8 in a month-long series on Cultivating Sanctuary. Only for a culture that values speed above all is snail a negative description. Back in 1998, the mo...

Friday Florilegium

On my playlist this week has been a cover of Rachel Platten’s global hit “Fight Song” by The Piano Guys. Not only is it an instrument version ...

Introducing the Contemplative Cottage

Five years ago, walking up a street on Queen Anne hill in Seattle, I came to a corner house with a second lot as its backyard. I found myself frozen in wonder, ...

Rhythms of Grace

As we begin a new school year at UDTS, I made a short video exploring rhythms of grace for our incoming students: holistic ways to think about our bodies, minds...

The Epiphany Blessing: 20+C+M+B+16

Epiphany (Greek for epiphaneia, manifestation) is the holy day remembering Jesus Christ’s revealing to the world and has been celebrated since at least th...

How He Loves Us

My playlist song on repeat is How He Loves by David Crowder, sung a cappella by Hallal Music. (If you want to listen, please first pause the Music for Dreaming ...