Have you ever read something over and over to the point where you can pretty much recite it from memory? The Pledge of Allegiance, The Serenity Prayer, any Taylor Swift song… A few days ago I was praying with the Gospel, Mark 6:45-52. Jesus had just performed the miracle of the loaves and fishes then…
Author: Kathleen Peterson
New Year’s Resolutions
I’m not one for traditional New Year’s Resolutions. Typically I’m good for a week or two and then find that what I’ve chosen doesn’t work for one reason or another. I know many people have similar experiences. A few years ago, I heard that the best time to start a gym membership is in March…
Retirement – Day 2
I rejoice in the Lord… He permitted me to retire so that I could locate those horrible tiny burned out bulbs on this freaking fake tree that has obviously seen better years. God knew I’d end up broken like them if I was still employed and had to come home and try to fix the…
Retirement – Day 1
Starting retirement in Advent is like two major life changes at once. I’ll talk about retirement later, but for now just know that my Advent offering is to spend less, much less time, on social media, more time with silence and spiritual reading (“The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise by Cardinal Sarah)…



