Tag Archives: women

The Perils of Telling the Truth

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

I want to add to my stories about good, faithful women, today.  This is a story about someone I know well, but I am not going to use her name. You don’t need to know to get the point. It … Continue reading →

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Kristen and the Sword of Wendell Berry

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

I have been meaning to tell this little story about Kristen for a few weeks. The Monday after resurrection Sunday seems like a good time to tell it. Our good feeling of new life is going to meet up with … Continue reading →

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Nineteen Flame-tending Women, to Start

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

February 1 is Ibolc. It marks the first stirrings of spring in Ireland. St. Brigid’s Day is attached to it. Candlemas is also attached to it, marking the 40 days after Christmas when Mary went to the Temple, with baby Jesus … Continue reading →

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Imagine Fearlessly Walking with God

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

I bought a best-selling children’s book the other day called Bubble Trouble. It has an intricate rhyme that entertains me. Upon first-reading, it proved to be a bit over Josiah’s head. He had trouble figuring out the plot. The first … Continue reading →

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For the Cadets on Jean Donovan Day

Posted on December 2, 2009 by

Last night the president had some uphill sledding to do with his speech to the cadets at West Point. I admit I did not listen very well to every word, since I was also reading a magazine and writing our … Continue reading →

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On Hild Day — in praise of women leaders

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

[In honor of Hild Day, Nov. 17, and in honor of the good women leaders among the Circle of Hope, I thought I’d re-do a piece written in 2008 and share it with you] Leadership makes a difference When I … Continue reading →

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Who Are You?

Posted on October 14, 2009 by

Tomorrow is the day we remember Teresa of Avila (1515-1582). The famous Teresa was a reformer from the center of Spain, along with her protégé, St. John of the Cross. In response to the radicals of the protestant reformation, which … Continue reading →

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Ask

Posted on August 3, 2009 by

And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.       One … Continue reading →

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Today is St. Brigid’s Day

Posted on February 1, 2009 by

We were in St. Brigid’s home place, Kildare, on the first day we left Dublin last summer. It is a beautiful, green, country town where people go to see the horse races. But there is definitely a sense of spiritual … Continue reading →

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