by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Jan 30, 2018 | Reflections |
In Gift from the Sea, author Anne Morrow Lindbergh observes how we tend to interpret the waning of passion in a relationship as something negative, a sign of things gone wrong. To counter that conclusion, Lindbergh develops the metaphor of tides that alternate...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Jan 18, 2018 | Reflections |
The area in which I live had its first snowstorm and serious cold of the season during the last few days. As happens every year with winter, I watched myself and my neighbors learn, again, the different functioning that winter requires: extra layers of clothing,...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Jan 4, 2018 | Reflections |
A favorite story that shows up in Christmas sermons and candlelight services each year recounts the presentation of a Christmas pageant in which a developmentally challenged young man plays the role of the innkeeper who turns away Mary and Joseph when they are seeking...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Dec 13, 2017 | Reflections |
“How does Santa get to all the houses in one night?” “How does Santa know what each kid wants for Christmas?” “What if your house doesn’t have a chimney—how does Santa get inside?” “How do all the presents for the whole world fit into one sleigh?” On and on the...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Nov 28, 2017 | Reflections |
The standard Catholic mass liturgy includes a call-and-response section where the priest says, “Let us give thanks to the Lord our God” and the congregation responds, “It is right and just.” The priest goes on to say, “It is truly right and just, our duty and our...
by Dr. Kathy Hurt | Nov 9, 2017 | Reflections |
Myths and fairytales frequently depict aspects of nature being capable of speech, sometimes because a spirit inhabits them and sometimes because nature seems to be capable of communicating with humans, though perhaps in ways we may not readily notice. Many spiritual...
