Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

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My Favourite Things (MFT): July 27 | Sinéad
From the moment I first heard her fierce voice and mighty, fragile heart thru the radio in my teenage bedroom, Sinéad O'Connor has been one of my…
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The Sunday Story I Never, Ever Wanted To Write: Farewell To Our Best Friend In The Whole World, Lin Brehmer
My friend Lin died today.
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A Tuesday Story: The Beltane Blues, Rage Crafting, and Saying the Things
Monday began by earning its dreadful reputation, but after some art therapy, a hot beverage with a soul friend, and laughter, the day was redeemed in…
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A Room Called Remember
On grieving the death of a spiritual giant—St. Freddy of Rupert—and the solace of a magical Redwood forest of someday-giants that shouldn't be but is.
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Sunday (on Monday) Stories: Are You Paying Attention?
As Lent begins, an historic snowstorm slams Southern California while I hit the road with my cousin: On detours, dingers, staying open, serendipity…
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(A Holy) Saturday Story: Passover Pilgrimage and Sacraments of Interruption
Traveling by train to Montana to spend Passover with chosen family, navigating a litany of detours, delays, dashed expectations, unexpected challenges…
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A St. Patrick's Day Story: Did I Disappoint You?
On the feast day of Ireland's patron saint, U2's Bono and The Edge look back and take stock while charting a way forward — and so do I.
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Airborne: Light Refracted
All week, I’ve been trying to recall where I’d seen light refracted by smoke the way it has been this week here in Southern California, 80 miles or more…
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The Irish Goodbye
By the time you see this, I will have left....
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Sunday Stories: The Constant Gardener
The seeds planted in my heart by a professor whose passion for words was matched by the ardor with which he tended majestic gardens, blossomed into a…
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A Wednesday Story: On Holy Remembering
A pilgrim explores Israel and Palestine for the first, returns home to Eastertide in a grieving Nashville, and recalls "God with us" while hiking the…
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Birthday Ambivalence and Other Super Powers
Learning to abide in the tension between what we wish for and what is. Cuz if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need...
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