Tag Archives: spirituality

Holy Ground: Week 1 of Cultivating Sacred Space

Posted on March 9, 2014 by harasprice

This week, my writing and my spiritual journal follows the theme of Holy Ground, which is the weekly theme for the Lenten “Cultivating Sacred Space” virtual program I’m curating for my faith community. Feel free to join us; click the … Continue reading →

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Lent 2014: Cultivating Sacred Space

Posted on March 5, 2014 by harasprice

It was last year, on Ash Wednesday, when I started this blog at the end of my work day. All that day, I had been recalling the memory of My First Ashes. I am fairly tech savvy because of some … Continue reading →

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Against the Grain

Posted on February 22, 2014 by harasprice

The Provost sat behind his oak desk, which had a noticeable wood-grain pattern. As I waited, my thoughts followed a line which began at one corner and meandered across the length of the desk. Before the tree that furnished this … Continue reading →

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Windows to the Soul

Posted on February 8, 2014 by harasprice

Yesterday, I woke up looking like a blood-hound, with two bright red, aching eyes staring back at me in the mirror. The day before, I had tried out a different shade of deep slate blue eyeliner that felt a little … Continue reading →

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I Pray

Posted on January 25, 2014 by harasprice

Today, I was checking my Facebook during a break at Diocesan Annual Council. I read a status update from someone who shared a personal tribute to and extended a desire for prayers for a loved one. I wrote that I … Continue reading →

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Closet Excavation

Posted on November 16, 2013 by harasprice

Whoever coined the phrase “skeletons in the closet” probably had taken a peek into my downstairs coat closet and quickly shut the door before anything otherworldly escaped. From all I have read in the professional literature about hoarding, there seems … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins and Saints

Posted on October 31, 2013 by harasprice

I am wearing an orange dress and a black cardigan intended to look spider-ish today. It is Halloween, after all, but I am away on business at a professional conference. Clearly, the conference planning committee is not comprised of parents … Continue reading →

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Aunt Edna

Posted on October 26, 2013 by harasprice

On Sunday mornings growing up, my parents would load me in the car, and drive out of their way to pick up my Great Aunt Edna on the way to church. Aunt Edna lived in a run-down, grey shingled house … Continue reading →

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Windows of Grace

Posted on October 24, 2013 by harasprice

I reconnected with the image of the “Cosmic Christ” window from Grace Cathedral at a weekend retreat I attended a few weeks ago. One of our retreat facilitators brought a collection of spiritual art and religious icons to join us … Continue reading →

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Attitude of Gratitude

Posted on October 13, 2013 by harasprice

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day who remarked, “won’t it be interesting for you to look back at your blog after a full year?” The truth is, it’s rather difficult for me to imagine a … Continue reading →

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