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It is no secret that St. Hildegard of Bingen was every woman. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, her life served as a testament to God’s expansive creativity embodied in every single one of us. Whether you know St. Hildegard primarily as a mystic, poet, composer, philosopher, playwright, herbalist, Benedictine nun, visionary, preacher, traveler, or leader–she truly was, every woman. Attentive to God’s calling, she listened, with the ear of her heart, and became the person God need

The first reading places us in the middle of ordinary worship, people fasting, praying, going about the rhythms of community life, when the Holy Spirit interrupts with a name. Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. Not a thunderclap. Just a voice, rising out of silence, claiming two particular people for a particular work. St. Catherine of Siena knew something about that kind of interruption. She didn't seek power. She sought only to disa

As I crane my neck, attempting to fully take in the history and beauty around me, the light dances off the stones of Avila’s Cathedral to...

“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of the Earth's greenings. Now, think.” Here is our direction from...

Looking back on my earliest school years, I recall well a few bouts of serious separation anxiety. Despite my love of learning and my...