Category: Meditations

You might not appreciate strangers getting in your face, but we can learn things from getting up close that we might never discover from a distance.

What have you learned from a close encounter?

In the Catholic calendar, Fat Tuesday leads us into Lent, the time of fasting. It turns out that getting wild and crazy and extravagant is a spiritual practice, as well as giving things up and doing without.

Have you learned more from extravagance or asceticism?

Many of us have welcome mats on our front door steps, but few of us have brought that welcome up to eye level where people are most likely to see it.

How might you elevate the message of hospitality with which you greet the world?

“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” — Hebrews 13:2

When have you been pleasantly surprised by a guest?

An elevator puts us in close proximity to a group of strangers with whom we have nothing in common but a destination. It’s a short ride, but then, so is life.

When has a stranger turned out to be significant on your journey?