How to Plan a Personal Spiritual Retreat
I started taking personal retreats at Benedictine monasteries when I was a student at a Protestant seminary in Portland, Oregon. I was curious about Catholicism,…
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Silence Is Hard: The Adventures of an Extrovert on a Silent Retreat
I was born an extrovert. When I was 2, my mom put me in the front seat of the grocery cart at ShopRite, and as…
Holy Thursday Foot Fetish
I never understood the washing of the feet. For newcomers, an explanation: each Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, there is a…