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Sur/real: NPR Invisibilia w/Story District!

Woo hoo! This past spring I was honored and overjoyed to be part of NPR Invisibilia’s first live event with … More

Amy Saidman, bipolar disorder, Clergy, faith, Lincoln Theatre, Mania, Mysticism, NPR Invisibilia Podcast, spirituality, Story District

Show Up. It’s the Least You Can Do.

Show yourself, Jesus.  In the middle of drought and famine and disease, for God’s sake, why can’t you just show … More

Barbara Kingsolver, Bishop Payne Library, Doubting Thomas, Easter, faith, Frederick Buechner, Resurrection, The Poisonwood Bible

The Tide Washes Out; The Tide Washes In. 2017/2018

Sifting through the sands of this crazy-making, head-banging,  life-changing, heart-stomping year,  I turn once again to my annual exercise of … More

2017, Annual Review, Ins and Outs, New Year's Resolutions, Renewal

Wilderness in the Key of C

While the church is a bit fussy about music in Advent, I confess to being obsessed with the “mall muzak” … More

Advent, Christmas Carols, Comfort Ye My People, Psalm 85, Second Isaiah, Singing

If It’s Green, Let It Grow

Back in the day in Del Ray, when I still had a yard, this was my gardening mantra: If it’s … More

Anne Lamotte, gardening, Matthew 13 24 30, Ted Talk, Twelve Things I Learned from Writing and Life, Wheat and Weeds

Theologically Incorrect

Growing up in a rumble tumble household , Catholic school was both blessing and curse. While the cacophony of family … More

A Mind is a terrible thing to waste., Anglicanism, bipolar disorder, Catholic University of America, Dysfunctional Families, Holy Family School, Immaculata Preparatory School, Parochial School, Questions, Salvation, The Baltimore Catechism

So Emmanuel, What’s in a Name?

Besides being the 1st Sunday after Christmas and of course, New Year’s Day, the 1st of January is also the … More

1 Christmas, Baby names, John 1, Middle Children, New Year's Resolutions, The Holy Name, The Word Made Flesh, Theotokos

“Besties, Bromances & Soulmates” -Post-Election Therapy

This time last year, I was feeling “Bookish”. Having met Meredith Maslich, at the Story District rebrand bash, I was … More

Besties Bromances and Soulmates, bibliomania, Depression, Election 2016, Emmanuel on High, Friendship Therapy, Mania, mental health, Meredith Maslich, Possibilities Publshing, Reconciliation, relationships, spirituality

Grounded Flight

I know nothing of aerodynamics but I do know that I have a helicopter in my head. The propellers  begin … More

bipolar disorder, euphoria, Grandiosity, hypomania, Mania, mental health, mental health day, Stranger Things

Bipolar Love: The Tale of Archie & Amelie

“On December 5, 1900, the New York Herald headlines screamed:” “CHANLER ESCAPES Amelie Rives First Husband IS OUT OF ASYLUM … More

"Archie and Amelie: Love and Madness in the Gilded Age", bibliomania, bipolar disorder, Donna M Lucey, Mania, Manic Depression, Melancholia, mental health, relationships, Sex & The Single Vicar: Tales of Ecclesiastical Dating

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