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Before the blizzard
The fourth Tuesday in January was not my first blizzard. A wicked nor’eastah was blowing in to Boston, and we all knew what to do, but were still giving in to the childlike excitement of being snowed...
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The sacrifices we don’t choose
I have a secret I have been keeping for weeks now. After only a few weeks I backed out on my usual Lenten commitment of not drinking throughout the season. We were out at an event and someone put a...
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Tell the mystery of the glorious body
Good Friday one year ago: I had no singing engagements. I attended 3:00 pm service with my mother and we sat near the front of the church. Someone sang beautifully and it wasn’t me and I was envious. I...
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Running the stairs
One morning at the hospital my surgeon came in with her trail of surgical fellows for morning rounds. I raised the bed and turned on the light and tried to look awake as they poked at me, asked me...
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What grew you up?
A few summers ago I took a class in youth and young adult ministry, and the teacher facilitated a long conversation about what constituted adulthood. Together my classmates and I discussed certain...
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What we say about illness and what that says about us – my guest post for...
A great writer and IBD advocate, Colitis Ninja writes one of the most helpful blogs I have found in the wide world of chronic illness blogs. I can honestly say it’s not a world I ever expected to be...
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The privilege of eating; the privilege of flesh
A year ago I was beautiful. ***** One sunny afternoon on our second summer in Assisi, Robert and I decided to explore the bosco, a forest walk next to the Basilica into a valley where Francis is...
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Reinventing the wheel
When I was a kid I did gymnastics for many years. As with most of my athletic endeavors, I wasn’t very good and I never got much better. I was young enough not to care, my parents were wise enough not...
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Loving Your Body is an Act of Faith – my guest post for CBE International
I was honored that the good folks at Christians for Biblical Equality invited me to contribute this month. Enjoy! How many of us have shaped our lives around the message that when we go out to proclaim...
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Sacramentality, part 1
I can’t remember the first time I heard the Jesuit catchphrase “Finding God in All Things”, but I am pretty sure it was during or after college. I’m not sure anyone in my house growing up would have...
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The Last Five Years
Five years ago I turned thirty, and everything was fine. I was working steadily in the fields that I love, music and theology. I had a small apartment in a great location. I had wonderful friends near...
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The shower and the snow
This time last year I was home on medical leave, and my soon-to-be-husband was working morning shifts. He would wake around 2:00 am, which didn’t bother me much since I had nowhere to be. We’d chat...
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Coming out of the dark
I hope I don’t die in the spring. I remember exactly where I was when I had that disconcerting thought. I was driving with the sunroof open through the busiest intersection of my urban neighborhood,...
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By your holy cross you have redeemed the world
What follows is a version of the remarks I gave today on a Good Friday walk for high school students, reflecting on the Stations of the Cross. It’s really an honor to be with you today, and especially...
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The truth about IBD: A post for World IBD Day
I napped a lot at my sickest. Crohn’s is caused by all your stress, right? What do you eat that makes you so sick? Are you resting/eating right/doing yoga/overhauling your life? Because if you were you...
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A woman who likes to eat
The latest dust-up in this distressing election cycle has been Donald Trump’s fat shaming of a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado. His comments and attitude are disgusting and demeaning: even if you...
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The privilege of eating; the privilege of flesh
A year ago I was beautiful. ***** One sunny afternoon on our second summer in Assisi, Robert and I decided to explore the bosco, a forest walk next to the Basilica into a valley where Francis is...
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Reinventing the wheel
When I was a kid I did gymnastics for many years. As with most of my athletic endeavors, I wasn’t very good and I never got much better. I was young enough not to care, my parents were wise enough not...
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Loving Your Body is an Act of Faith – my guest post for CBE International
I was honored that the good folks at Christians for Biblical Equality invited me to contribute this month. Enjoy! How many of us have shaped our lives around the message that when we go out to proclaim...
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Sacramentality, part 1
I can’t remember the first time I heard the Jesuit catchphrase “Finding God in All Things”, but I am pretty sure it was during or after college. I’m not sure anyone in my house growing up would have...
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