Category Archives: religion

Christ the King

Posted on November 22, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today is the feast of Christ the King. The Gospel reading is telling, Matthew 25:31-46 and it tells us all we need to know about the kingdom of God. The king separates the sheep and the goats, and the sheep … Continue reading →

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In the Garden

Posted on April 10, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It is Maundy Thursday, and my evening didn’t go as planned. I wanted to make a feast and had planned to wash my husband’s feet, if he would let me, which is doubtful. I think it would have been a … Continue reading →

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The Story Beneath the Story

Posted on April 3, 2018 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m writing a novel. I’m in a yearlong novel writing class, in fact. And it is not a happy story. In fact, the story is quite depressing. And so I’ve been going around the past two weeks especially asking myself … Continue reading →

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Stability

Posted on April 28, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night I went to the 50th Anniversary event for The Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John’s Abbey. It made me think about the Benedictine virtue of Stability. The room was full of wonderful people, many of whom … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month

Posted on April 6, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been writing a lot of poems lately. Cowbird.com went over to a static site, so there is no more posting “new stories” there. I have moved with a lot of other Cowbird writers over to Medium.com. You can find … Continue reading →

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The Arrival of Christ: What Kind of Gift Is This?

Posted on January 6, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I wrote this during the second week in Advent and sent it to a few Catholic publications, hoping to get it on one of their blogs. Now Christmas is almost over– Epiphany is today if you go by the “old” liturgical calendar … Continue reading →

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Arrival (review)

Posted on November 27, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

SPOILER ALERT! I’m gonna tell you pretty much everything that happens in this film. Thanksgiving weekend is a good time for movies, old and new. We saw Arrival two weeks ago, when it opened, and I started a review, but it was too early … Continue reading →

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Talismans

Posted on March 26, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s certainly human nature, when much is out of one’s control, to become superstitious. Facing cancer, I’m surprised and also not surprised by my level of superstition– or maybe closer to what Joan Didion calls “magical thinking.” For example, a … Continue reading →

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Acts of Mercy

Posted on March 19, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Some people who know me and the blog know that for about 2 1/2 years I’ve been writing to someone on death row in North Carolina. There is a Sister who is a Benedictine Oblate with Saint John’s Abbey, where … Continue reading →

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Ways to Pray for Healing

Posted on March 2, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The poem about carrying images and other prayers is ready to share. I posted it on Cowbird, which is a lovely platform for poetry with multiple images. To read it, go here: http://cowbird.com/story/127905/Ways_To_Pray_For_Healing/ I am so grateful for people who have … Continue reading →

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