Virtual Retreat for Transitions: Facing Change
Try Busted Halo’s® Virtual Transitions Retreat and spend some time reflecting on the spiritual meaning of transitions in our lives. Download the retreat (if you…
life transitions
Graduating, Whether I Like It or Not
I’m graduating from college in a few weeks. The past four years might have seemed slow when they were passing, but now, cliché as it…
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. — Unknown
When things start feeling bleak, remember God has a surprise ending for you.
A Spiritual Journey in Words
When I first started writing for Busted Halo® back in 2010 I was mentally in a place that a lot of young adults find themselves…
Loving Work Transitions — For Pope Francis and the Rest of Us
No cardinal ever says he wants to be the pope — and it’s not because of his humility. Being pope is a backbreaking, overwhelming task.…
Five Spiritual Resolutions for 2013
New Year’s resolutions make my liver quiver. Yet each year, I’ve begun with hope and the resolve to point my life in a new direction,…
When the Spirit Moves: Finding God in Transition
I hate moving. I have moved seven times since I graduated from college. This August, we are moving again. I am vexed. Terribly vexed. I…
The Actual Real World Is Way More Dramatic than the Reality Series of the Same Name
I can still remember the feeling of numbness that hit me when I hung up the phone one afternoon last September. I’d been slated to…
Unemployed But Not Unhappy
“I actually enjoyed unemployment.” I don’t remember who said this to me, but I do remember agreeing. It seems strange to enjoy an unwanted thing,…
Exercising with Ignatius: Part 1
Ten years ago, if anyone told me I would attend a silent retreat to start the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, I would have thought…
