Reflecting What We Reflect Upon If you had to choose just one tool to keep forever—a hammer, a screwdriver, a wrench, or maybe that power drill you love—what would it be? Strange question, right? But hang with me. The tools we hold onto reveal what we value. In the same way, the “tools” …
RESTING OR WRESTLING and a Toast for All of Us How did you spend your weekend—resting or wrestling? And if you’re wrestling, what do you need most right now? My weekend was shaped by our spiritual direction school, where nearly-graduated directors leaned into the hard but holy work of steadying their nervous systems …
Artist: Stacey Livingston slivingston@ccmonline.org The Prophetic Work of Tears We must learn how to weep over violence in all its forms. Violent words and violent weapons are destroying us. When a member of our family was murdered, we encountered every kind of response you can imagine. Some were helpful, many were not. That is why …
The Mirror Game In Your Eyes: The Original Mirror Game When I was little, my sister Donna (12 years older) and I had this strange-but-sweet ritual. She’d gaze into my eyes and sing: “I see Donna in your eyes.” I’d sing back: “I see Clare in your eyes.” Whether or not she had ever heard …
ALL SHALL BE WELL? Heart of Stone from the foot of St. Columba’s Rock, Iona, Scotland – 2025 (nestled in Mom’s Sculpture) (CSR Ministry Community on Retreat—from the US to Italy—committed to soul wellness across the globe. Ministry friends online behind us on the screen=) All Shall Be Well: Soul Wellness in a Weary World …