Daily Graces: A Review of Everyday Sacrament by Laura Kelly Fanucci
My spouse and I rarely touch when we sleep. Before we drift off, we lie close together, holding hands, or with our limbs entwined. He wraps his arms around me […]
Lent at Home: Spirit-filled Practices for Families
A few weeks ago, my spouse and I packed away the Advent wreath and took down the Christmas tree. When the tree comes down, it feels like a friend has […]
Unwrapping Grace
It was her first Christmas, or, perhaps more accurately, it was her sixth Christmas, but the first one we would celebrate as a family. Fifty-one days earlier, she had shown […]
Gratitude for a Life Saved
During the month of November, Fidelia’s Sisters will be exploring the theme of gratitude and what it means to live out of a sense of abundance. Please enjoy these reflections […]
I Chose to Share Our Grief
Unsuccessful pregnancy… fetal demise… no heartbeat… dilation & curettage… miscarriage. These ugly words brought with them painful thoughts, grief, loss and disappointment. “It feels very surreal,” I told my friend. […]
Life-giving Transition
My daughter’s face popped up on The Today Show’s fourth hour on July 22, 2014. Co-host Hoda Kotb said, “And Happy Birthday to little Lydia Davis.” Of course, I knew […]
I’m a Fool for You
Last year, late in the season of Lent, a full sanctuary of worshipers gathered with the lights dimmed to worship God, singing their beloved “Holden Evening Prayer.” A wide-eyed, dark-haired […]
Bread and Blessing
“I wish I could receive at your church,” my stepson Ben said to me one Sunday as we all prepared for a busy day of worship, Sunday school, and meetings. […]
God in All the Things
“Half an hour’s meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.” -St. Francis de Sales A friend and fellow young clergy woman […]
On Bringing All of Yourself to Church
I never take my children to church. I’m a priest and my husband is a priest, so our babysitter comes to our house at 7:00 am and takes the kids […]
