I came upon this blog post today in my files and it seems very fitting for the here and now. I’ve freshened it a bit and offer it with love and prayers… A small globe on a bookshelf in my workspace catches my eye. I pick it up and feel connected with the realization that all of humankind is fastened… Read More
It’s Holy Week and I’ve been enjoying a quiet day of reflection…reading Joyce Rupp’s beautiful new book, Prayer Seeds and listening to the medieval music of Hildegard of Bingen. The afternoon weather is cloudy and my prayer space has recently become extremely simple, a singular small framed image of Christ and a singular red votive bless the table near my chair. Many… Read More
Life has a way of calling for the circumnaviation of pathways leading to departure and return. This Lenten season my husband and I have received the call to return to life near the sea. We recently revisited Carmel, California where we lived for sixteen years. During our life there, I wrote the first draft of Ink and Honey and sketched… Read More
The world turns and the hours of daylight increase. Spring approaches and Lent begins. Last weekend I was blessed to spend a retreat day with my dear friend, visionary, and artist, Karen Blessen. Twenty-three years ago Karen and I co-created the book, Be An Angel. Ours is a life-long “soul sister” friendship. Our conversations and Karen’s wisdom always inform and nourish… Read More
Our liturgical calendar offers openings throughout the year to pause, reflect upon and renew our spiritual lives. The opportunity to make an interior Lenten journey begins this year on Ash Wednesday, March 1st. Lent is a time for reflection and preparation for Easter as we contemplate Christ’s forty days of withdrawal and sacrifice in the desert prior to his crucifixion. Lent… Read More
I’ve been giving a great deal of thought to the nature of the passage of time. Recently an old addage has become truth for me. It’s been said, The older one becomes, the faster time passes.” When I recall the summer days of my childhood, time seemed to stretch far beyond the limits of the rising and setting of… Read More
Time passes swiftly, and this month I’m grateful to celebrate the 4th anniversary of my novel, Ink and Honey, and the first anniversary for the companion guidebook, The Way of Belle Coeur: A Woman’s Vade Mecum. The books have found their way to readers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Japan, and Europe. Ink and Honey won the Independent Publishers’… Read More
On Saturday, January 21st, women (and men) across the country will march in solidarity. To quote the mission and vision for The Women’s March on Washington: We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families – recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our… Read More
Awaken the sacred child that lives within your spirit. Invite your child-self to reveal your life through the lens of wonder, innocence, and awe… Be ready to step into innovative ways of living and being when the Light returns to the world. Celebrate this holy season as a sacred child of God. The Way of Belle Coeur (page 306) The… Read More
It’s been a week since our thwarted hopes for the long awaited arrival of the paradigm shift (a return to balance through the feminine) unleashed a torrent of emotions including disbelief, panic, rage, and grief. The dying patriarchal systems have, for the time being, experienced a revival. Within the ensuing chaos I hold fast to the belief that something “other”… Read More
