Thank God for good friends. Friends who bring wine to choir practice when they know you’ve had a crappy (series of) day(s). Friends who stand in your driveway and cry with you when you say, “Why does everything have to be so HARD?” Friends who send you links to articles and reflections that challenge you…
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Creation: a chiropractic adjustment for the soul
My calendar for the next two weeks has written all across it in big block letters, “KEEP FREE FOR OUTSIDE.” I was expecting peak color this week, but the trees are stubbornly clinging to green. I think I might have to add a week to my blocked-off schedule. Hike, bike, kayak: this is a priority…
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When it’s Eclipse weekend and we live in the path of totality… …and your home parish’s feast day falls on Eclipse day… …you go to an Eclipse party where you introduce your kids to a teeter totter (the real kind)… …and tug of war… (they lost, if you didn’t catch that)… …and Mom gives herself…
Read MoreWhy was I excited for the papal encyclical? The challenge of Laudato Si (Reblog)
I’ve been following blogger Margaret Felice for quite some time, and when I read the following post late last week, I felt as if it was written just for me. I admit I have not had time to dig into Laudato Si yet, but I officially downloaded it onto my computer for an upcoming road trip. In…
Read MoreWhere Have The Fireflies Gone?
I miss fireflies. When I was little, the fireflies were everywhere. I remember trekking through the tall grass north of the house to the pond with my cousin and catching one to bring back and put in a jar, where we watched it all night. Apparently as a child I wasn’t as creeped out by…
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Kathleen M. Basi 