The Power of Writing
Patricia Breen
November 12, 2023
The deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write
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Patricia Breen
Patty Breen is a lay minister working in Catholic healthcare living in Southeastern Michigan. A writer and improv actor, she also holds a master's degree in pastoral ministry. Her website is https://patriciabreen.net/
Pray Like Martha
Patricia Breen
November 2, 2023
Martha and her siblings Mary and Lazarus were dear friends of Jesus. In two different circumstances, Martha is direct and tenacious in her questions toward Jesus.
Where Is the Peace?
Patricia Breen
October 18, 2023
Reflect In his poem “The Peace of Wild Things,” Wendell Berry writes about how peace can be found and experienced in the wild things found
Let Your Life Speak
Patricia Breen
September 26, 2023
Reflect One of the most well-known poems of Mary Oliver is “The Summer Day.” She ends it with some of her most famous words, “Tell
Polarization vs. Alienation
Patricia Breen
September 23, 2023
Reflect One of the saddest realizations of our current culture is how polarized we Americans have become—politics, faith, how we treat people different than us.
Be a Prophet Like John
Patricia Breen
September 20, 2023
Reflect If John the Baptist walked among us today, we probably would be quite scandalized by his camel hair clothes and bug-eating ways. And yet,
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