The 20% Solution
My assignment: cut 20% of extraneous duties out of my life. No musts, no have-tos, only to answer this question: what would two hours of beauty look like?
The Shoes of the Fisherman II: A Real-Life Sequel?
There are uncanny (and encouraging) similarities between the fictional Pope Kyril I and the recently elected Pope Francis I.
Faith Comes Through Doubting
By questioning what I had been taught, by doubting God because of my past, I came to a certainty that had been missing earlier with my faith.
The Shoes of the Fisherman
This 1968 film, with its idealized vision of a truly humble and charitable pope, is worth watching in light of events in the Catholic Church today.
Leonard Cohen, I’ve got to be goin’…
It was an old tape, a looping pattern of longing, whispering not so softly in my ear that I needed to experience Leonard Cohen in person before one of us died.
Merry Dana to You
Last week I hosted my first dana potluck party. Everyone brought some food to share with others and my guests were all invited to take home my stuff.
Through a Simple Twist of Faith, Part Three
Concluding a three-part article, author Randi G. Fine tells of her difficulty as a single mother with no income, and how she found the faith that ultimately turned her life around.
Through a Simple Twist of Faith, Part Two
In part two of a three-part article, author Randi G. Fine tells of her struggles with life and her difficulty with finding the faith to pull her through.
Through a Simple Twist of Faith, Part One
In part one of a three-part article author Randi G. Fine tells of her struggle with finding faith amidst a religious upbringing.
How Do You Not Waste Your Life?
Sometimes, it feels like I’m drifting along, which my little mind associates with “wasting life.” Other times, it makes total sense. I really didn’t know what all was going in the past either; I just thought I did.
