Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

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Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World
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A Room Called Remember

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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Aug 17, 2022
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A Coastal Redwood in Brea, Calif., on August 15, 2022. Photo by the author.

“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
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Frederick Buechner

As I rounded a bend in the dusty, arid trail late Monday afternoon, feeling the full force of a relentless August sun bearing down on me even through my allegedly-SPF-blocking felt…

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