Mavis Staples, Mediatrix of Grace

Mavis Staples, Mediatrix of Grace

I was a bit surprised when she first showed up in my prayer. You see, God reveals himself to each person individually in a way that person can understand.  St. Ignatius of Loyola firmly believed that.  Musically inclined, he experienced the Trinity as three notes...
Conversion Stories: Adapting Woody Allen

Conversion Stories: Adapting Woody Allen

A few days ago on TJP, my pal Joe Simmons asked: why pray? It’s a great question — and you should read what he has to say. But the question takes on a different dimension when asked by folks who are seekers, those looking for God but unsure of what they believe....
Google Knows Best?

Google Knows Best?

“You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you know when I click and what I search; you discern my purpose from afar.”  Two of these three lines are from Psalm 139.  I address the third to Google. According to Google, I’m a 65-year-old woman with interests in...
Finding God in the Midst of Chaos

Finding God in the Midst of Chaos

I spend my days in a Level I Trauma Center.  Most people familiar with Jesuit education imagine a Regent to be a high school teacher, but not all of us share that experience of Jesuit regency.  In May of 2010, I was assigned to the Regis University Jesuit Community to...