Author Archives: Carol

If “Hope is the thing with feathers,” as poet Emily Dickinson tells us, no wonder we have trouble holding onto it! I don’t know of anything with feathers that tolerates […]

Muddling through our day-to-day challenges can sometimes feel rather lackluster. We often find ourselves entering a period of boredom where life feels gray and uninteresting. I think the underlying cause […]

“A Mr. Richard Feder from Fort Lee, New Jersey, writes in and says, ‘Dear Rosanne Roseannadanna…’” This is how each Roseanne Roseannadanna sketch began on the Weekend Update news segment […]

Sitting in the rear seat of the bus, an unusual sight catches my attention. A thirty-something lady is driving a big, dark-colored car, and on the seat next to her, […]

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”  Philippians 4:6 One of the services at Centering Space […]

When preparing for my Holy Week retreat in 2023, my spiritual director suggested a book for my reflection, Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was by Gerhard Lohfink. […]

I was part of the Prayer Service for Peace that Centering  hosted  recently.  What a beautiful experience. I was fortunate enough to help plan the service, along with a wonderful group of […]

Working with seekers in the process of spiritual direction, I am often touched by how frustrating it can be to establish a spiritual practice when life is so busy, especially […]

Since I was the first-born child in my family, I was the first one to spend time away from my mom when I went to kindergarten.  When I got home, she […]