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Essays and musings of a retired teacher/ librarian who is daring to call herself a "writer."

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Editing the Past

August 26, 2024 by Catherine Hause

"Life is not, nor ever has been a straight line forward. Life is characterized much more by exception & disorder than by total or perfect order." Fr. Richard Rohr

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August 26, 2024 /Catherine Hause
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Straighten Up

October 10, 2023 by Catherine Hause

“Hope is not primarily for the future. It’s for now! Hope is a way of seeing time and understanding the present. It’s a way of tasting and receiving the moment. It gives us the capacity to enter into the future in a new way.” Fr. Richard Rohr, The Prophets

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October 10, 2023 /Catherine Hause
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Folding Clothes

April 30, 2023 by Catherine Hause

“This is the time to be slow, lie low to the wall until the bitter weather passes.” John O’Donohue

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Dancing Shiva

March 13, 2023 by Catherine Hause

“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all is fleeting, God alone is unchanging, Patience obtains everything, They want nothing who possess God, God alone is enough.” Teresa of Avila

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March 13, 2023 /Catherine Hause
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Do You See What I See?

December 09, 2022 by Catherine Hause

“I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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A Fall Into Grace

October 14, 2022 by Catherine Hause

“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
― Rumi

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October 14, 2022 /Catherine Hause
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Finding Gratitude in a Season of Dismay

July 03, 2022 by Catherine Hause

“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer

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July 03, 2022 /Catherine Hause
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Legacies

May 28, 2022 by Catherine Hause

“Go forth into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher.” William Wordsworth

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May 28, 2022 /Catherine Hause
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Time Will Come Good

March 23, 2022 by Catherine Hause

“If you remain generous, time will come good” ~ John O’Donohue

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March 23, 2022 /Catherine Hause
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In Sickness and In Health

February 05, 2022 by Catherine Hause

“A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.” Anne Lamott

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Awakening to Advent

November 28, 2021 by Catherine Hause

Sometimes it is the smallest people in our lives that have the most to teach us. ~c.h.

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November 28, 2021 /Catherine Hause
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Remembering 9/11

September 19, 2021 by Catherine Hause

Surely we owe it to those we lost to find our way to the Capitol steps and sing again in unison, “God Bless America.”~c.hause

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September 19, 2021 /Catherine Hause
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Lessons From a Mockingbird

February 24, 2021 by Catherine Hause

Mockingbirds are bold in defense of their nests, attacking cats and even humans that venture too close. ~National Audubon Society

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February 24, 2021 /Catherine Hause

Abandoning Expectation

January 02, 2021 by Catherine Hause

Contemplation happens to everyone. It happens in moments when we are open, undefended, and immediately present. ~Gerald May


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January 02, 2021 /Catherine Hause
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Taps on My Shoulder

December 19, 2020 by Catherine Hause

We empty ourselves to let the divine flood us with love. We are empty so we may be full. —Beverly Lanzetta

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December 19, 2020 /Catherine Hause

Labels, Boxes, and the Things That Keep Us Apart

November 13, 2020 by Catherine Hause

“Each of us, whatever our labels, is a multi-faceted plural.” Irshad Manji

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November 13, 2020 /Catherine Hause

Starting at the End

October 17, 2020 by Catherine Hause

“Study the past if you would define the future.” ~Confucious

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Tending the Gorillas

October 04, 2020 by Catherine Hause

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall


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October 04, 2020 /Catherine Hause
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Dharma Lessons of a Toad

June 28, 2020 by Catherine Hause

“The Dharma- the Buddha’s teaching- is about letting go of the story line and opening up to what is.” Pema Chodren

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A Letter to My Nephew

June 05, 2020 by Catherine Hause

It is easy to understand the rage African Americans feel, because I felt it too as I looked at that cold, implacable face. Yet, I keep thinking of you and all the others who simply want to serve and protect. You out there dealing with the rage and the hate that should be directed elsewhere.~c.h.

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June 05, 2020 /Catherine Hause
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