Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

Yahrzeit | Sinéad

A year gone: From the moment I first heard her fierce voice and mighty, fragile heart thru the radio in my teenage bedroom, Sinéad O'Connor was an…

Jul 26, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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Sometimes There's a Tractor

And other spiritual lessons from navigating life in rural Ireland.

Jul 14, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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June 2024

Smidiríní: A Connecticut Yankee in Queen Maeve's Connacht

Sometimes you just need a big dose of the matriarchy to shake off—shake it off, shake it off, hey hey—self doubt and other psychic marauders that would…

Jun 29, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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Smidiríní: Wild Fuchsia and the Holy Well

Stories, images, and impressions that make up the mosaic of experience here in Ireland: Today, an evening ramble wherein I lose my way and find the…

Jun 14, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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May 2024

The Irish Goodbye

By the time you see this, I will have left....

May 28, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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March 2024

Perfect Days: Now Is Now

Wim Wenders, that grand cinematic wizard, has blessed us with another miraculous film in his actually perfect "Perfect Days." And watching it is the…

Mar 10, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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January 2024

A Year On: Remembering Lin Brehmer, Our Best Friend In The Whole World

On the one-year anniversary of his death, while I'm working on a project about confronting fear and embracing joy, I thought I'd share again some…

Jan 22, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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ICYMI: The Best Film & TV from 2023 You Should Watch in 2024

This is the whole Megillah, folks: A ginormous tribute to my favourites from the big and small screens — gems you might have missed during the…

Jan 15, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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There Will Be Typos: A Manifesto

Some thoughts on managing expectations, fresh starts, new beginnings, do-overs, perfectionism, the infinitude of cosmic mulligans, and pressing send.

Jan 3, 2024 • Cathleen Falsani

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December 2023

Punk & Piety: Shane MacGowan's Parting Glass

At his funeral Friday, Ireland's punk-poet-bard was remembered for his genius, faith, compassion, and love, thru music, spontaneous dancing, colorful…

Dec 9, 2023 • Cathleen Falsani

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KEENING: Songs to See Us Through

In this season of expectation some of us call Advent, many are navigating grief (individual, collective) for the absence of loved ones, for suffering…

Dec 5, 2023 • Cathleen Falsani

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November 2023

Every Twelve Hours

A short reflection on "body prayer," stillness, and counting hope one drip at a time.

Nov 28, 2023 • Cathleen Falsani

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