Desmond Tutu’s life was a winding path of obstacles, opportunities, blessings, determination, and surprises.
Story Subject: beauty
Bringing Fairy Magic to a Stranger
A little girl meets a kind stranger who becomes a fairy to make her feel better during the pandemic.
Resisting Nazis: The White Rose
The White Rose resisted the Nazis by calling on the conscience of Germans to stand up against persecution of Jews, violence, and injustice.
Ground Control to Major Tom: David Bowie & Chris Hadfield
David Bowie’s song of heartbreak became the world’s first music video shot in outer space. Even a song of loneliness can be a source of connection.
Shame, Healing, Love, and Acceptance
We burden one another we shame each day. Shame makes us feel unworthy and rejected. Love welcomes us home in God’s embrace.
Despite the Rain, I Will Build this Fire
I worked intently to cook a meal for my campers so that they could eat only to find that a back-up dinner was on its way. Was there a point to that work?
Seeing a Miracle, Guarding the Sacred: Corentin
A saint is fed by a magic fish, but when the king’s cook tries to steal it, the fish suffers.
How do We Praise & Pray?: Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila teaches us about prayer by using the metaphor of watering a garden.
Walking with the Hebrew People through the Red Sea
Imagining what it was like walking through the Red Sea for kids and elders, the cynical and the faithful.
Finding Awe through the Eyes of a Child
Going to the zoo as an adult – it’s easy to got distracted and disconnected. But, when you see the joy of a child, it can change everything. ***Otters!***