Return of Ritual

At 3pm on a Thursday in late August, I sat around a irori in a bustling pottery studio near St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. There for a three day personal retreat at the Abbey, I had wandered in earlier that day hopeful for a tour – only to find Richard Bresnahan, the studio’s director, hardContinueContinue reading “Return of Ritual”

Dating Detox

A few years ago, I took a dating detox. A purposeful time away from pursuing relationships. I’m not going to lie to you, it wasn’t a flowery year. I didn’t walk around wearing a #SingleLife t-shirt, and I may or may not have downloaded, then deleted, dating apps more times than I’d care to admit. ButContinueContinue reading “Dating Detox”