Serenely Trusting
Kathy Coffey
December 6, 2021
Julian of Norwich wrote, “This beloved soul was preciously knitted to God in its making, by a knot so subtle and so mighty that it is oned in God.”
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Kathy Coffey
Kathy Coffey, mother of four, authored Hidden Women of the Gospels and Women of Mercy (Orbis). She gives many retreats and workshops; her favorite is a mother-daughter retreat.
Thanksgiving: A Feast for the Soul
Kathy Coffey
November 25, 2021
Grateful thinking helps people extract the most possible enjoyment from their circumstances.
Hardwired for Compassion
Kathy Coffey
November 23, 2021
Sit in silence for a few moments. Feel your heart beat and your breath as you inhale and exhale. During this time, there is nothing to accomplish.
Adam Named the Animals
Kathy Coffey
October 2, 2021
The peregrine falcon, spotted fawn, playful dolphin: all show us different faces of God. A hummingbird smaller than most human fists can fly over 500 miles without resting. Each one visits 1,000 flowers a day and can dive at 60 mph.
Getting Some Things Right
Kathy Coffey
September 9, 2021
St. Augustine got a few things right, others spectacularly wrong. But his mother, St. Monica, never gave up on him.
Ordinary Human Beings
Kathy Coffey
August 18, 2021
People found Jesus scandalously ordinary. Why couldn’t he muster some pyrotechnics, or at least a last-minute save from the crucifix?
All Children of God
Kathy Coffey
August 5, 2021
How respectfully St. Paul speaks with Athenians, “looking carefully” at their shrines. He credits their poets for expressing that we too are God’s offspring.