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(2)Holy One, The Holy Land, is ravaged. Its scorched earth is awash in random massacres and intentional carnage. The War in Ukraine has...
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- Aug 28
Bruised Love
Last week is became public knowledge that Fr. Frank, the Vice President of the Paulist Fathers, had been suspended from his priestly...
Claire's post
- Aug 9
Two Adams
There are two different creation stories in the Book of Genesis. In the first version (Gen 1:1-31), we find a God full of exuberant...
Claire's post
- Jun 27
God's Not Answering My Texts
Dear Divine Lover abiding within me, Where did You go? Where are You hiding? Why haven’t You answered my texts? I need to know where You...
claireandthomas
- Apr 8
Wrapping My Head Around the Resurrection
The resurrection of Jesus is Christianity’s ground zero. It is also the hardest mystery to fathom, dare I say, to believe. Many are able...
claireandthomas
- Apr 3
Jesus Before Nothing was the Same
I left Mass on Palm Sunday wondering why this first day of Holy Week didn’t sit well with me. Our parish did a beautiful job with the...
claireandthomas
- Mar 22
Turbocharged Relationships
My heart is broken. A dear friend named Tom (not my husband) died suddenly last week, and his loss makes me weep and cling to every...
claireandthomas
- Jan 3
Jackie Kennedy: Over and Over Again
On a recent visit to the Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles, I found myself looking at Andy Warhol’s silkscreen titled, Twenty Jackies...
Claire's post
- Dec 17, 2022
Listening for Angels
Recently, I’ve been flying high on Christmas prep. I’m comfortable with “busy.” But now that I’m prepped, I don’t know exactly what to...
claireandthomas
- Dec 8, 2022
A Theology of Jesus in the Womb
Advent is a time of pregnant pause. A time when we imagine Mary jostling her way to Bethlehem on the back of a donkey. Any woman who has...
Claire's post
- Nov 21, 2022
Thanksgiving Reboot
I love Thanksgiving. For me, it beats Christmas for best holiday because I generally get to see more of my family at Thanksgiving than I...
Claire's post
- Nov 7, 2022
Get What You Get, and Don't Throw a Fit
You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit. My 5-year-old granddaughter recently taught me this axiom, which her teachers use when...
Claire's post
- Oct 25, 2022
What Was I Thinking!
Will the meeting (in my head) please come to order! I’d like to say a few words to all the parts of myself. Yes you, the anxious...
Claire's post
- Oct 11, 2022
God is not Two Men and a Bird
Dear Lord, Let me introduce myself again. It’s Claire. I’m just approaching our time together from a different angle. I’ve decided to...
Claire's post
- Sep 28, 2022
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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- Sep 12, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
Abortion: Sophie's Choice
Abortion is the loudest, most contentious topic in American politics and culture today. For the American Catholic Church, abortion has...
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