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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...
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- Apr 3
- 2 min
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...
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- Mar 22
- 4 min
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
- 3 min
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...
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- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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...
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- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
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
- 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...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 4 min
Jesus, Take the Wheel
By David Palmieri On the Catholic-Conversations homepage, there is a quotation from Paula D’Arcy that reads, God comes to us disguised as...
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- Jul 27, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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,...
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- Apr 19, 2022
- 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...
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- Mar 9, 2022
- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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,...
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- 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. ...
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