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Sunday Reflection Series
My new Sunday Reflections series offers weekly meditative spiritual and ethical reflections on life. This series is a combination of nature, music, spoken word, mindfulness, and visual meditations, wisdom from different spiritual and secular traditions, and is meant to be a safe, reflective, loving, and sacred space. New videos arrive each Sunday at 8:30 am and can be viewed any time after that.
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Lifting the Lowly (Spirituality Can Be Political) — Sunday Reflection — 12/14/25 ☀️On this third Sunday of Advent, we remember the Magnificat, the hymn Mary sang to her cousin Elizabeth. It was a song of both joy and resistance. And we talk about the ways that spirituality can be political. All of my digital work strives to create safe, gentle, healing, and inclusive space. We will also talk about hard things sometimes. Today I invite you to reflect on how our spirituality impacts what we do in the world.
Christmas Is NOT a Time of Year! Sunday Reflection - December 7, 2025 ☀️
Christmas is not a time of year. One of the many lessons I learned during end of life care was that Christmas or Easter or any other celebration didn’t have to be limited to where it appeared on the calendar. We don’t actually know what time year the Christmas story happened. It was placed near the darkest time of year, which did borrow from some pagan traditions, but was also a symbol of light and Hope during the darkest time of the year. One of my great privileges doing end of life work has been helping create sacred or joyful events happen anytime of the year. I collaborated with others to do special services and even weddings that were adapted to a patient’s living situation. I learned that Christmas was a state of being not a time of year. rebirth and renewal can happen anytime of the year and the lessons that Christmas teachers us such as feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger are things we should be honoring every day of the year. This week, I am sharing a story of something that connected with me in a profound way. I hope it does for you as well. #christmas #advent #spirituality #stories
You DO NOT Have To Be Jolly: Grief, Sadness, and the Holidays - Sunday Reflection - 11/30/2025
This week, as we enter the holiday season, we talk about giving ourselves permission to not to be jolly. It’s OK to grieve for our losses, recognize our stresses, and feel sorrow for the state of the world. We look at different spiritual traditions, and the way they contrast light in darkness. We recognize that the story of the birth of Jesus, while bringing great Hope, happens in the context of fear, injustice, and oppression. May we give ourselves permission to not have the perfect holiday and instead to honor and recognize our spaces of grief. Please join me as we take a stroll by the Upper Iowa River with our geese friends and reflect. Video becomes available at 8:30 am, November 30, 2025.
Gratitude - Sunday Reflection - 11/23/25 🌞
This week, with many celebrating Thanksgiving, we reflect on gratitude through music, the beauty of nature, spirituality, meditation, and wisdom from our Indigenous siblings. We also remember that "Thanksgiving" can be a reminder of deep pain experienced by the Indigenous community. I invite you to take some time to breathe and reflect during this time gratitude.
God Does Not Will Our Suffering - Sunday Reflection - 11/16/25 🌞
In this week's Sunday Reflection, I share a story of my two personal encounters with stroke and continue to reflect on where God is when bad things happen. I don't believe that God wills our suffering, but I believe the Divine (whatever you choose to call it) is there through it all. Available any time after 8:30 am on 11/9/25.
“When the Waves Turn the Minutes to Hours” - Sunday Reflection 🌞- 11/9/25
This week we remember the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy and reflect on words from Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”, particularly the question he asks “Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?” The question is bigger than just one tragedy. Where is God in suffering? Does God will who lives and when they will die? The short answer is “no”, but I invite you to reflect on this very big question together. Feel free to discuss (respectfully) in the comments. I also offer a flute meditation from Wisconsin Point, which was the Fitzgerald’s final departure. Available any time after 8:30 am on 11/9/25.
Day of the Dead / All Saints Sunday Reflection 11/2/25
It's okay to grieve and celebrate those who have died at the same time. This week I'm reflecting on the celebration of Day of the Dead and All Saints Day. These days are meant to celebrate those who have died and their still living legacy. In the joy of those celebrations, sometimes the very real grief of loss can be bypassed. There can be a pressure to "move on". But it's okay to grieve. I'm also thinking about what makes a person a "saint". Those who worked for justice and peace leave a legacy for us to carry on. The work doesn't finish in just one lifetime, and clearly we have work to do. May we celebrate life, take time to grieve, and recommit ourselves to carrying on the legacy of justice work. #allsaints #dayofthedead #grief #spirituality
We Are All Connected: Sunday Reflection 10/26/25
This week I offer a short reflection with music and meditation on our connectedness, surrounded by beautiful fall maple trees.🍁 Many spiritual and intellectual traditions focus on our relatedness and connectedness, yet this isn’t always easy. We often fall short in loving our neighbors. How do we celebrate our common humanity while valuing our differences? The only way be get out of the current situation is to so the humanity in each other, and recognize what we do to the earth and each other, we do to ourselves. 🍂
Where Is Your Wellspring? - Sunday Reflection 10/19/25
In this week’s Sunday Reflection we visit Dunning’s Spring in Iowa to talk about finding renewal. What connects, centers, and refreshes you? During stressful times, it’s important to connect to our sources of peace, strength and energy through self care. We close with a Native American flute and the hymn “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” with ukulele and singer Paolo Debuque.
Reflecting On Change - Sunday Reflection 🌞 - 10/5/25
A reflection on change, as fall finally rolls in and as I’m moving through a season of change myself. How do we cope in times of turmoil- especially these times? I’m grateful for all who have supported me in creating online sacred space and am looking forward to the next chapter. Stay tuned for a Native American style pine flute meditation.
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