Beatitudes Blog
Return to Reality When Things Get Out of Control
On coming to God when guilt is beside the point.
Mercy Lies at the Heart of Things
Take this dare….for joy.
St. Patrick’s Long Loneliness
Why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Salt & Light: How Humility Empowers Your Love
What it takes to make a lasting difference for the good.
Let the Tears Break Free
On respecting your tears after loss.
The Prodigal Next Door
The prodigal is your neighbor…or possibly yourself.
Sacrifice: Making Yourself Sacred
Guidance on what to give up for Lent.
Prayer: More Than an Excuse to Do Nothing
How I overcame my doubts about praying for others.

Breathing Your Way to God
A reflection on our most life-giving rhythms.
The Dream No President, Congress, or Court Can Reverse
There is hope woven into the grief so many feel in our nation.
How I Will Celebrate the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump
A spiritual way to observe the inauguration of a man who wounds our spirits.

Pray For Me, Reverend: An Open Letter to Representative John Lewis
On this Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday, let us honor a friend of his who carries his ministry forward.
As a psychotherapist and spiritual director, I bring well-honed insight and skill to these posts; yet, my vulnerability plays a more important part, for more than advice from experts, serious people of faith need resonance with fellow travelers.
In my writing and in your reading and comments, may we face our challenges in God’s compassionate presence rather than in a private dressing room where we try in vain to make ourselves presentable to God at an appointed meeting. God meets us where we are.
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