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Fiat voluntas tua
"Because thou art thyself, ’tis therefore I am me"
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Margaret

August 2024

Gratitude for Glories
On filling silences with praise
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Margaret
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Writing with Open Hands
Musings on voice and inspiration
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Margaret
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July 2024

There's a wideness in God's mercy
How do you put grief into words? You can’t. Just like you can’t answer the question, “why?”...
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Margaret
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On Marriage: Authority and Anniversaries
Dear reader,
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Transfigure me, O Lord
A meditation on fellowship, wonder, and Transfiguration light in the here and now
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Margaret

April 2024

Eternity in our hearts
When I drive through the upstate of South Carolina, there’s something about signs for “Columbia” that make my mind and heart fall silent.
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Margaret
Then were we like unto them that dream
In convertendo: “When the LORD turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that dream.
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Margaret
From Palm Sunday to Eastertide: Awake sad heart
Two Sundays ago, I felt how Palm Sunday seems to represent all Sundays for me.
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Margaret

January 2024

The Eyes of Faith: from Monotony to Miracles
My rationality tells me that a year should end with longing and a new year begin with celebration, but the Church year surprises me.
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Margaret

November 2023

Allhallowtide Remembering
The earth is preparing for cold, shedding its layers to receive the winter wind with all the nakedness of real love.
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Margaret

August 2023

Whispers and Wooings
This rested girl contemplating the slow movement of fog across mountains, this girl with words filling her head, taking time to listen to her life…
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Margaret
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