Serving Spiritual Seekers 
Cane . . . and Still Able
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March 14, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Kay Vander Vort Each of my four children are now in their 50-’s. I chuckle (inwardly) when I see them squinting at photos on their I-Phones and scrambling for their “cheater” glasses. I remember well how I delayed giving in to eye glasses convinced it was one more sign of aging. My new sign…
Read MoreSecond Half of Life Institutions
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March 14, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Barbara Leonard The book by Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality in the Two Halves of Life inspires a lot of discussion. Father Rohr suggests that most of our western institutions are first half enterprises and this includes the church, writ large. First half institutions tend to be concerned with their own organization, exclusive…
Read MoreIN FLIGHT: An Ignatian Encounter with Jesus
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February 16, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.” Matthew 2:13 I try to imagine what it is like to be an undocumented, employed immigrant, living and working in the…
Read MoreLenten Reflection
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February 16, 2018
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By Kristen
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by Karen Treat Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23: 4 As I write this I am coming up on Ash Wednesday. I made a very bold move and asked if I could preach this…
Read MoreInvitation 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,…
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