Acts 9:36-43 [watch video here] Transforming love. Let’s take a survey. Who has ever been transformed by love? Raise your hand if the answer is yes. I have! How have you been transformed? Has it been like the slow drip of rainthat leaves scattered holes on a rock’s surface? Or have you experienced a sudden transformation–likeContinue reading “The Imprint of Sole”
Category Archives: Poetry
Easter, Sunrise
Poem co-written by myself and Bro. Anthony Zuba, OFM Cap. A year of Good Friday fears. A year of Holy Saturday tears. A year of recycled sorrow. Dare we imagine a different tomorrow? There is something about this Easter that feels close to the first Easter, when Mary of Magdala, heart wrung dry by doleContinue reading “Easter, Sunrise”
In Case of Emergency
I once saw a statue of a four-year old girl encased in glass untouched by loving hands, falling leaves, or friendly squirrels. Untouched by weather, she remained a perfect marble statue. Likewise, my loved ones live in glass display cases. Through computer screens, I see them. Through devices, I hear them. Through keyboard pads, weContinue reading “In Case of Emergency”
The Dream of Friendship
Friendship meets me in the parking lot. We wear the same shirts: VEGAN POWER 50K25k. Shirts from our race together. Friendship taught me that I was born to run. All he did was loan me a book: Born to Run. After reading it, I believed that I could run ultra-marathons. I started with that 25kContinue reading “The Dream of Friendship”
Nothing Going On: A Pandemic Prayer
Mark 1:9-15 Desert Storks-Bill:A flower in the Judean desert,which opens in the morning,for hours decorating bare slopesand dropping petals before noon. Attuned to the weather,this perennial plant producesstorage sacs – or tubers – on its roots,so it can flower in rainy years,and remain underground in dry years. In the forty days that Jesus trekked theContinue reading “Nothing Going On: A Pandemic Prayer”
The Password Made Flesh
What word do I use to crack the screen and hold your hand? What’s the turn of phrase that will transport me to your tears? Which response – from the texting dropdown menu – offers a tissue? What’s the Zoom password for your laugh? You know, the one where your eyes crinkle as you doubleContinue reading “The Password Made Flesh”
An Election Day Prayer
Dear God, I don’t why sadness wraps itself like a blanket around my chilly heart. As temperatures dropped last night, and Matt stole the covers, I awoke to a coldness that I just could not shake. With icy fingers, I watched a video by Valerie Kaur, about loving ourselves, others, and our opponents. It movedContinue reading “An Election Day Prayer”
New Friends
Every third of July, my family reunites on the shores of Conesus Lake. This year I couldn’t go.This year I had to make new friends. And so, Matt and I plunged into the woods for three days, carrying our home on our back. Walking on the wet, earthy floor,we dodged raindrops and also, salamanders: minusculeContinue reading “New Friends”
Proverbs of Friendship
Friendship is like a fortune that can never fully be spent. Friendship is like an hour in the sunshine.The warmth outside us becomes the warmth within us. Friendship is anticipated laughter.And it is remembered kindness. Aging friendship is like a tree you get to see grow tall and full, as it stretches its arms to the sky and theContinue reading “Proverbs of Friendship”
A Revelrous, Rebellious Run
While it was still dark, I awoke.I wasn’t ready, but I awoke.I slipped on my running shoes, grabbed my pack,with its water and sugary snacks,and streamed out the door. The dawn whispered as I arrived at the trailhead.My friend started his GPS as we took off, running.I wondered, could I do it?Uncertain, I pressed myContinue reading “A Revelrous, Rebellious Run”
Joy of the Journey 