Mundane Wisdom
Where Everyday Moments Meet Deeper Truths


Broken Open at the Madonna della Strada
A chance visit to a Roman chapel became a powerful encounter when I unknowingly knelt where St. Ignatius himself once knelt
Sacred Steps
Missing a papal mass means finding the two people who helped me discern my spirituality and sexuality eight years earlier
The Papal Tomb
A lesson in ministry from the placement of Pope Francis’s final resting place


What is Spirituality?
Finding meaning beyond religion with help from a chorus line dancer, a drag queen, a modern day crooner, and Jim Henson
Meeting in the Margins
Notes in a book’s margin become a meeting place that spans the limits of time and space



Winter Wisdom from an Outdoor Labyrinth
Today's spiritual insight brought to you by: Walking an outdoor labyrinth in 20-degree weather because apparently indoor spiritual practices weren’t challenging enough.


Both/And vs. Either/Or Thinking
A themed birthday party proves to be a lesson in both/and thinking
