It is fair to say that Easter is my favorite. It’s my favorite holiday, it’s my favorite teaching, it’s my favorite story. I think I’m going to explode from excitement. 🙂 Holy Week is an immersion into the full human experience on the deepest levels: betrayal, sorrow, suffering…but then inexpressible hope and joy. Oh, andContinueContinue reading “Sacred Triduum. Easter. Easter. Easter.”
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Sacred Triduum: Good Friday
I sat two rows behind the front row today, Good Friday. The front row had a hand-written sign on the end “Reserved for the handicapped.” Eventually three people sat in that row: a man named Robert, a man with a slow mind and dirty clothing but a kind smile and greeting when he speaks; aContinueContinue reading “Sacred Triduum: Good Friday”
Sacred Triduum: A Holy Thursday
This week commemorates the most beautiful week–the week Jesus died for humanity. We try to honor this. We fail, but we try. We pull together all that we know to be beautiful–candles and song and community and centuries-old prayer and symbol and silence. We fall short of adoring this mystery, but we are the peopleContinueContinue reading “Sacred Triduum: A Holy Thursday”
A bright, bright sunshine-y day
Guyyyyys! It’s been so long since I posted! This is why: First, I was sick. Then I interviewed for one job (phone interview, good thing because, shoot, I was sweating. Real talk. Holla at my homegirn Chum), was hired at another, semi-led and prepped food/ loding/ crafts for a retreat, wrote a few monologues, andContinueContinue reading “A bright, bright sunshine-y day”
Beebee sheeps, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and a coloring “contest”
Mt 18:12-14 Jesus said to his disciples: “What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over itContinueContinue reading “Beebee sheeps, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and a coloring “contest””
TODAY IS AN AWESOME DAY
Today is an awesome day. Today is the Feast of St. Andrew. I am going to list awesome things in rapid-fire mode, so hang onto your short pants. Awesome Story As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a netContinueContinue reading “TODAY IS AN AWESOME DAY”
OCTOBER FIRST!
Goals for the month, according to my Twitter (NellskaC): #OctoberGoals Blog like mad, run, love, dance, killer budget, look cute, pray, write, plan #Camino13, go2 #easternmkt Sooooo: yeah! Also: monthly photo challenge found on Pinterest deems today’s theme “fall.” Here are my cousin and little bro’s gf petting a super friendly cat on a fallContinueContinue reading “OCTOBER FIRST!”
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