I read through essays my students submitted in response to the assignment of spending an hour outdoors, undisturbed by phones or to-do lists. They write about the vortex of stimuli that rush through their over-busy minds. You write about memories that have surfaced: of times at home with parents, grandparents or siblings, playing on the … Read more
This 96-minute documentary provides a multi-dimensional overview of China’s special kind of capitalism, consumerism and economic growth since 1978. In three well-structured sections, the director Jessica Kingdon covers the levels of the capitalist structure: from factory workers to aspiring middle and class entrepreneurs, to the newly wealthy elites and those who serve them. She begins … Read more
When I hear the word saint, the first image that comes to mind is not a Carmelite nun kneeling in a dark chapel and fingering her rosary. Well, I am sure that many Carmelites are saints, but they are not the first thing I think of. The first image that comes to mind is a … Read more
Honor everyone and everything Catholic wisdom Spiritual sensitivity increases when we know how to see, touch, and taste the physical world with exquisite awe and contemplative discipline.—Tessa Bielecki in Holy Daring Native American wisdom Isn’t it time to put the elders back in the middle of the village?– Joseph M. Marshall on a walk with … Read more
I have two middle school-aged sons and the word of the hour is embarrassing! They are tired of their ever-changing bodies all the time. They fall asleep at unusual times and in unusual places: on a friend’s couch, in the middle of the five-minute drive to the store, while putting on their pajamas. Without having … Read more
This year we mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001. Use these resources to pray for peace. Photo of Tribute in Light by Jesse Mills on Unsplash. Previous articleGrandparents Day Wisdom and Giveaway
What should we do with it? Breath prayer Inhalation: old wise manExhale: what should we think of it? saying The good is never finished.– Tanzanian proverb Muslim wisdom The best people are those who are useful to others.– The Prophet Muhammad Literary wisdom We can only say that we are alive in those moments when … Read more
On a Saturday morning while our sons were playing peacefully indoors, my husband and I went out into the front yard to discuss what we were going to do at the house next. While we were outside, one of our four-year-old twins locked us out. The moment we heard the click, we turned to see … Read more
Together is a bold, sobering and addicting drama that begins March 24, 2020, the first night of lockdown in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. It ends the following March, when England’s vaccination program appears to have stopped the spread of the virus and the city reopens. The main characters are referred to as He (James … Read more
With this video version of St. Peter Faber’s “Prayer for Vocations” we close our month of Faber Fridays. Keep drawing inspiration from Faber with Jon M. Sweeney’s book Peter Faber: A Saint for Turbulent Times. Previous articleFour strategies to differentiate