Own Your Spirituality
We are often told that one of the most important ways to stay healthy is to keep moving - not to become sedentary. But human nature is...
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Claire's post
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Old is Not a Four-Letter Word
The other day I was in the market cleaning out their supply of my husband’s favorite ice cream bar when a women came up to ask me how I...
Claire's post
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Opposite Attraction
If you are like me, you may be emotionally and spiritually exhausted from the animosity and polarization that exists in our society and...
Claire's post
- Jul 27
- 3 min
Try a Little Tenderness
Last weekend I spent a day at the beach with my grandchildren, their cousins, aunts, uncles, and parents. At one point, my four-year-old...
claireandthomas
- May 31
- 3 min
3 Reasons the World Doesn't Completely Suck right now
If you are like me, you have been carrying a heavy psychological burden for quite some time. I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m healthy,...
Claire's post
- May 18
- 4 min
Abortion: Sophie's Choice
Abortion is the loudest, most contentious topic in American politics and culture today. For the American Catholic Church, abortion has...
claireandthomas
- May 4
- 4 min
Who Are We Post-Pandemic?
Last week the CDC announced that the U.S. is out of the pandemic stage of the coronavirus. We are beginning to stick our heads outside of...
Claire's post
- Apr 19
- 4 min
Don't Believe in the Resurrection?
The poet Rumi suggests that we live with a deep secret that sometimes we know…then not…and then know again. The resurrection of Jesus...
Claire's post
- Apr 5
- 4 min
I Can't Get No Satisfaction
The older I get, the more violence disturbs me. Every weeknight, I take my psychic temperature to see if I can tolerate watching the...
Claire's post
- Mar 21
- 4 min
So You Think This Has Nothing To Do With You
Civil Administration Building, Vatican City For many Catholics, when we think of the Vatican, we imagine St. Peter’s Basilica with its...
Claire's post
- Mar 9
- 3 min
The Ukraine War and Original Sin
Five minutes ago, the global crisis was the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Covid has taken a backseat to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The...
Claire's post
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Pope Francis, Marshall McLuhan, and John Lewis walk into a bar...
The universal Catholic Church is currently engaged in a massive world-wide undertaking. Pope Francis has called for a synod, which is a...
Claire's post
- Jan 24
- 3 min
The Pets Versus Children Controversy
In his Wednesday general audience a few weeks ago, Pope Francis talked about declining fertility rates, especially in developing...
Claire's post
- Jan 11
- 2 min
What's It Going To Take To Change The Church?
I have never been attracted to saying the rosary. That said, I love rosary beads. There are five sets in my nightstand that I have...
Claire's post
- Dec 29, 2021
- 2 min
Hope: A Beginner's Manual
A week before Christmas, I got an email from UCLA Health with tips for staying mentally healthy during the holidays. The tips included...
Claire's post
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
Searching for the Real Mary of Nazareth
“The fact that Miriam of Nazareth has been depicted in so many diverse ways, from the humble handmaid to the powerful Queen of Heaven,...
Claire's post
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
Caught Being Good
Our parish grammar school had a long-time first grade teacher who developed a method of classroom management that bordered on genius. ...
Claire's post
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
A Revelation, a Conversation and a Location
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver When I was 13 years old, I got my first pair of glasses. I remember...
Claire's post
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Help! My Child is Going to Hell!
I’ve had the pleasure of co-leading two retreats recently: one for women and the other for men. When I introduced myself, I mentioned...
Claire's post
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
5 Lessons I've Learned About Being A Catholic
Emerson said that life is a succession of lessons that must be lived in order to be understood. Religion is the same way. Here are 5...