Serving Spiritual Seekers 
Invitation to Love and Compassion
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February 01, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Mary Noble Garcia We had just entered those months in Minnesota when there is hope for spring. Long before my alarm sounded, I awoke to an unusual noise coming through the windows, which had been shut tight against the cold. I quickly got out of bed, put on a jacket, made my way to…
Read MorePondering How Morning Light Breaks through the Darkness – “from Conflict to Communion”
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January 31, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Susanna Bertelsen On October 31, 2016, Pope Francis and Bishop Dr. Munib Yunan, president of the Lutheran World Federation, signed the joint declaration at the Cathedral in Lund, Sweden for continued work toward unity between the churches. Watching this during a special viewing event at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN were Archbishop Hebda…
Read MoreConnecting Young People to the Sacred
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January 20, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Carolyn Kolovitz Every mom reaches a point similar to the mom in Little Red Riding Hood. Sooner or later, we must send our child alone into the forest of adolescence. We can be present with them in spirit – loving them, modeling our values, warning them not to talk to wolves - but ultimately…
Read MoreLife Lessons from Death
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January 19, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Nancy Loyd Some may say I have a strange passion, for I am passionate about what our mortality can teach us about living. I am fortunate to not only be a spiritual director with Loyola but also to work in hospice care. I believe that it is a blessed gift to work each day…
Read MoreYou are not alone, you didn’t cause it, and there is HOPE for RECOVERY!
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January 10, 2018
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By Kristen
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By Susanna Bertelsen Decades ago, in the 1980’s, busy with our three school aged children in our Minnetonka home, I received a frantic call from my mother in Ohio, who announced over the phone, “Your brother has Schizophrenia. And they put him on Stelazine.” Taking a deep gulp of air, I replied back to her,…
Read MoreHoliday Invitations
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December 13, 2017
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By Kristen
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by JoAnn Campbell-Rice Recently, several planned events disappeared from my calendar and I found myself with unscheduled time, a luxury in my life. Yet I didn’t run to my desk to write, revise, or draft new ideas, which is what I say I want do with every spare moment. My resistance to writing baffles me,…
Read MoreWhere Are Your Feet This Advent?
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December 04, 2017
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By Kristen
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By Liz Kerwin Recently on a retreat I was struck by a presenter saying, “Where are your feet?” It came to me that it might be a good mantra for this Advent especially as it is only three weeks, the shortest possible, this year. Perhaps during this very full time of preparation and celebration the…
Read MoreAn Irish Wake
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November 17, 2017
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By Kristen
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By Mary Noble Garcia In the spirit of this month when we express gratitude and remember our loved ones, both those who have gone before us and those who are still with us, I share this story. The best gifts are often those that are unexpected. This one arrived in its infancy, unannounced on my…
Read MoreWhere were you, God?
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November 04, 2017
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By Kristen
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By Karen Treat I love the story of Elijah in I Kings 18-19. Elijah is the prophet who takes down all the false prophets in the area and then flees for his life because Queen Jezebel wanted him dead. Those were her prophets. How dare he kill them? The disheartened Elijah runs away to find…
Read MoreI Am Listening in a Deeper Way
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October 20, 2017
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By Kristen
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By Joanne Dehmer, SSND These past months have marked a significant time of my life: I turned 70, celebrated 50 years of vowed life in community, and moved from my home of nearly 10 years to a senior independent living apartment. In the midst of all these changes and transitions, I found myself sifting and…
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