Joy in the Ordinary As the weather warms up, the signs of spring are all around. Settling into our new home, Jess and I have fallen upon the new joy of discovering what the previous owners had planted around the house. Every day, new patches of hyacinth and daffodils emerge from the mulch around the house, ...

There’s a thought I’ve seen a few times on the internet lately – The Parable of the Choir.  The Parable of the Choir goes like this: A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on.   Social justice activism should be like ...

Joy is all around us.  Sometimes we just have to search it out.   How many times have you heard the saying “Just for fun!”?   These “just for fun” moments can bring us so much joy.   This month how will you practice joy? This month will you dismiss the opportunity for joy?  How often have you heard yourself or someone else ...

by nadine j. smet-weissspiritual director seeds of joyaboundin our momentsin our memoriesin our imaginingsgive them airgive them lighttend them welllet them blossomthrough you