This prayer for All Saints Day names historical figures that have certainly been saints in my life, and it also challenges me to go out and learn more, dig more deeply, into the life and works of some of the “saints” I know less about. Here’s a sample: Through Harriet Tubman, prophet and pilgrim, you…
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Reaching In, Reaching Out
Brendan is a little boy growing up in a monastery—his uncle’s monastery. His uncle is the Abbot—the guy in charge, and his uncle is intent on keeping the evil out. The evil includes Viking invaders as well as the fairies and the wild forest and the supernatural spirits that live in the forest. Brendan is…
Recognizing God’s Voice
When I was a preschooler, sometimes I would stay at my grandparents’ house while my parents went out on a date. I’d bring along pajamas and take a bath with a little scoop of my grandmother’s bathsalts, and I’d curl up in bed, but I wouldn’t always fall asleep. Often I would lie awake, listening…
the beautiful changes... 