If I put my ear to the ground, I can hear the steady tread of the feet of the holy ones, the dedicated ones, those who tried and failed and tried again, rising after falling, taking the next step, and the next, and the next – measuring time by continued prayer, around the clock, around … More Chant

What life and God can teach us will not be hurried, cannot be manufactured, is not a diamond that will appear at will at the insistence of the powers that be in a certain place and time because it seems like this is a good place to “discover” a diamond and we certainly can’t trust … More What Shines

I have become one of The Women. I remember The Women clearly. In my home church in the mid-eighties, there were a handful of really tragic losses. I can open a door in my mind and look right back down the years to The Women gathered around the bereaved mother at the head of the … More The Women