The Redemptive Power of Music
Have you ever had the chills run down your spine or been moved to tears while listening to a piece of music? We have all experienced the...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Praying for Strangers
Whenever I hear a siren, I take a minute to pray for the workers who are in the vehicles and for those that they are caring for or...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Discernment of Spirits
A few years ago, I gave up worrying for Lent. The main reason why I chose to give up worrying was because I wanted to do something more...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Mar 7, 20223 min read
The Ancient Practice of Shema
What are some of your favorite spiritual practices that you come back to over and over again? I enjoy learning about ancient spiritual...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Ash Wednesday: The Traditions of Lent
Maryanne and I always choose a theme or a lens through which we want to experience Lent. If you have been following our blog, you know...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Slow and Steady
A friend introduced me to the practice of a One-Minute Sabbath that I have incorporated into my daily routine. These one-minute sabbaths...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Habits?
My grandfather took a walk around 4pm every day to our local drugstore to buy a newspaper, then he stopped at the donut shop across the...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Relentless
In the past two weeks on our blog, Maryanne and I have been thinking and writing about preparing for the new year. I looked at what...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 30, 20212 min read
In-Person
A few weeks ago, Henrieta and I held an in-person journaling workshop. It was the first in-person event that we have had since February...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 16, 20213 min read
THE PLATITUDES OF GRATITUDE
I have a love/hate relationship with gratitude. I understand how important it is to be grateful for all the big and little things in...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Aug 9, 20212 min read
The Gift of Gratitude
My friend and I recently went on a road trip to visit a mutual friend. Someone who we have not seen face to face in years, we have stayed...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 28, 20213 min read
THE EXAMEN EFFECT
In our previous blog, Maryanne explained the origin of the Examen, a 16th century Ignatian spiritual practice, and she described how to...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Daily What?!?
One practice that Henrieta and I both utilize is a daily contemplation (mostly daily, sometimes weekly, but my goal is daily, I am far...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 22, 20204 min read
In Community
Today I came across the following verse from the book of Galatians: “Galatians 6:9-10 - The Message 9-10 So let’s not allow ourselves to...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Oct 5, 20203 min read
Finding an Island in the midst of a raging river
Are you feeling bone tired? So tired that you are wondering how you will make it through the next few days, weeks, and months? It is not...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
May 28, 20203 min read
Dealing with Life’s Ebbs and Flows: Living the Resurrection
Just this morning, Maryanne, our mentor and friend Bob Sitze (from fullofyears.org), and I were talking about the changes that we as a...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
May 20, 20203 min read
Stressed?
As Henrieta and I were working on a project the subject of stress came up. We talked about stress and how we each deal with it. Henrieta...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
May 11, 20205 min read
The Collected Wisdom of Suffering
Nobody wants suffering. When I was a little girl, I remember looking through old photographs and asking my mother about the lives of...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
May 5, 20203 min read
Opportunities
Last week I was talking with an older friend. He was sharing his concerns over the situation with covid-19, and some real fears around...
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Maryanne Kyle-DiPietropaolo
Apr 29, 20203 min read
The Power of Now: Resilience as a Way of Life
Welcome to Easter 2.0! In the Christian calendar, the season of Easter lasts until Pentecost, which happens 50 days after Easter. This...
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