Season of Creation

The Season of Creation runs from September 1 to October 4 (Feast of St. Francis of Assisi). In honor of this season, I present (again) the Introduction to my book Voices: God Speaking in Creation . . . I said to the almond tree, “Sister, speak to me of God.” And the almond tree blossomed. […]

The Bible: God Speaks

Don’t expect God to talk to you on your cell phone. He doesn’t zoom or text either. God communicates through the written word in a sacred book: the Bible. For thousands of years people have found strength, courage, and comfort in Scripture. It is a powerful book because it is God’s Word. One way to […]

God Speaks Through Nature, His Creation

Now that the trees are about to burst in autumn glory, I thought the introduction to the first book I ever had published (Voices) would be appropriate. (It’s out of print now.) Here it is: Creators are mirrored in their creations, A song reflects the composer; a painter, the artist; a book the author. In […]

God Appearing in Our Lives

An epiphany is a manifestation of the divine. I believe we each experience little epiphanies. The God who spoke to Moses in a burning bush, to Joseph in a dream, and to Paul on the road, speaks to us too. There are several moments in our lives when we just know that we are in […]