I had the best walk after Mass today. I set off across Union Square and headed down Broadway—there was a breeze, there was ample sunshine, there were wide sidewalks and fairly few people for it being such a perfect City day. It was great to feel so free, so relaxed and right with the world,…
Author: Kimberly M. King
I am a Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am the director of Barat Spirituality Centre, www.baratspirituality.org, a writer, a juggler, a quick wit, a walker. I enjoy reading all sorts of fiction and non-fiction and regularly write both essays and poetry. Other interests and abilities include Spanish/English written translation and simultaneous interpretation, cooking, and time spent thinking and observing.
Things seen, Things Heard
While out today… 1. A woman playing Simon and Garfunkel on a saw. Yes, really. It was a completely “other” sound and rather ethereal. Wavy… and actually kind of neat. 2. A caffeine hyped chess player who could power a riding mower with his bouncing leg (which knocked into his pile of Crush and Mountain…
A Real Stretch…
From the Pals at Rev Gals…It’s the Friday Morning Stretch! So how about you and your beautiful temple of the Holy Spirit? 1. What was your favorite sport or outdoor activity as a child? I enjoyed playing catch with baseball and mitt as well as with the frisbee. Favorite though…which plays into my responses for…
Et-Et
I am a convert to the Roman Catholic Church. When I entered, a friend who attended the liturgy approached me afterward and said, “I have no idea why anyone would want to do what you just did, but welcome.” Ironically, this is the same friend who later provided me with both the phone number of…
Clothes Encounter
FROM REV GALS…IT’S FRIDAY FIVE TIME…THIS WEEK, A LOOK INSIDE THE WARDROBE! 1. Are you a hoarder, or are you good at sorting and clearing? Depends on what we’re talking about…clothing, I’m good at clearing. Pens/paper, not so much! I’ve been clearing out lately too–feels good to lighten the load on all fronts! 2. What…
Nothing Rhetorical About It
I came across one of my favorite questions in the Gospels the other day—Who do you say that I am? Within those seven words is an endless fountain of contemplation that can be considered from a multiplicity of angles. Who at times might become what; say turns to draw, write, sculpt, see; am might slowly…
Basic language
I’ve been stuck on the soundtrack for Godspell for a little over a week now so it makes sense that a song from it is what came to mind during the 10:30 homily this past Sunday. The Gospel had the sea-tossed disciples asking a sleepy Jesus “Do you not care that we are perishing?” Peter…
Bearing the Ordinary
Every once and a while I dump whatever bag I am carrying at the time and imagine what story the contents might tell someone about who I am… SparkCharts Advanced Spanish vocabulary/Idioms; orange Rhodia notebook/journal; My Life with the Saints by James Martin; second notebook full of notes and copied out Spanish vocabulary; new pair…
Verbiage
Friday Five…One Day Late! Based on the book Life is a Verb… 1. What awakens you to the present moment? Feeling grounded myself–inside if not out; paying attention; listening to instinct; writing about it. 2. What are 5 things you see out your window right now? Hmm…pigeons, a delivery truck, someone going through our garbage,…
Sunday in the Gym with God
I admit it. My mind wandered during liturgy this morning—the first 10:30 AM Mass in the Xavier High School gymnasium. Being asked to stand in as a lector necessitated a seat change that meant I was facing the congregation. The congregation…and the scoreboard. Not in the least athletically inclined in a sport that ever uses…
Consider the Lilies 