March 28th, 2023
We are gathered in front of my childhood church. The sky is bright blue and the big Sun shines radiantly on us. The yellow building is freshly painted and red flower baskets adorn its corners. The stone-paved courtyard is bustling as people dressed in bright colors of blue, green, purple, and gold, pour in from…
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March 21st, 2023
A few years ago, I registered for the Parliament of the World Religions. At the Parliament, as it turned out, and for reasons I can’t remember now, I was able to come to one session only. I don’t even remember what the session was about. What I remember is that someone there mentioned the Women’s…
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March 14th, 2023
Many of us, me included, have had a very complicated relationship with Mother Mary. Or rather, with how she was portrayed to us and we, in our childhood innocence, took her as lifeless and submissive as she had been presented. On my path to feminine empowerment, however, she has been my biggest cheerleader. I first…
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March 7th, 2023
In writing practice you choose a prompt, set a timer, and go. The only rule is that you need to keep your hand moving. And trust that what needs to emerge will, even if it is buried in countless pages of surface-level stuff. If we keep looking deep within, we will find the gems we…
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