The couch in the Jordan River took me by surprise. No, it was worse than that; I felt insulted. From … More
Tag: spirituality
The Road is My Religion
Sometimes I bump into some cool people and interesting stuff, which might not happen if I could see where I were going.
The Starlight in My Soul’s Dark Night
Dark nights happen to some and not others, and only God knows why. St. John of the Cross called it a holy experience. Tell that to my priest, I wanted to say. Tell it to my husband, who still mourns the “nice Christian girl” he thought he married.
In Which I Meditate Upon Trees and Grasp at Hopefulness in Spite of the Impending Election and My Own Personal Problems
Yesterday my husband and I planted a tree. It seemed like a hopeful thing to do in these uncertain and … More
Confessions of a Mystic Manqué
I’ve always wanted to be a mystic. Not of the crystal ball variety, but like Teresa of Ávila, or even … More
Why Go To Church?
Last Friday, I went back to the Orthodox Church I’d all but stopped attending. I’m sort of obsessed with the … More
It All Started With Marie Kondo
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ve heard of her. Her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is … More
