Amid these long days curled over my laptop and yellow-paged library books, I have been stepping out into the fresh air for a walk on the Labyrinth. The white-stoned, circular meditation walk rests on the edge of a grassy lawn across from the entrance of Andover, Harvard’s theology library. The Labyrinth is warm from many [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Mentors’
January 20, 2010
The God Who Was Not There–or Here, Today
“‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?’ gave way–here is the heart of the story–to ‘But into your hands I commend my spirit.’ Jesus handed himself over to the God who was not there. And found God there. In trusting the One who was not there, Jesus was resurrected…” –James Carroll, from Practicing [...]
December 30, 2009
Mother Teresa’s Footsteps
Check out my New Year’s entry on CTA’s Young Adult Catholic Blog, entitled “Mother Teresa’s Footsteps.”
December 19, 2009
Learning to Give Birth
Socrates often called himself a “mino,” a midwife; it was one of his favorite metaphors for the teacher. He believed that teaching was not a matter of bestowing information upon a student, but rather coaching one through the process of giving birth to the knowledge that is already within oneself. I think there is something [...]
October 21, 2009
This Is What A Catholic Woman Looks Like
New stuff on a new site! Check out my article, “This Is What A Catholic Woman Looks Like,” featured in the “Young Women & Catholicism” column at www.Patheos.com.
October 18, 2009
Go Ahead, Again
In the process of juggling the heavy chalice and coarse white napkin during my first occasion of serving as a Eucharist Minister, I managed to spill the sweet, red, consecrated wine—the Blood of Christ. It spilled all over my shaking hands. It formed a tiny puddle atop of the burnt red tile of the Mission [...]
September 1, 2009
How We Got Here
Check out my latest post at From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism, entitled “How We Got Here.”
August 26, 2009
A Community Needs A Soul…
A community needs a soul if it is to become a true home for human beings. You, the people must give it this soul.” –Pope John Paul II I hold immeasurable gratitude for all the dear friends and family in Seattle who give this place its soul, who make this community a home for me. Thank [...]
August 18, 2009
In Love with Augustine (again…?)
When I was fifteen I decided to read a book about God. Which book, I did not know; all I knew was that a lot of intriguing people around me were reading them, so I wanted to give it a try too. (Peer pressure could have put me much worse off, right?) When I went [...]
August 13, 2009
Clare, and the Communion All Around Us
Check out my latest post on CTA’s Young Adult Catholics Blog, entitled “Clare, and the Communion All Around Us.”
