February 25, 2026
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Unknown Paths, Rising Hills: Writing a Hymn for the Second Sunday in Lent (Year A)

The readings for the Second Sunday in Lent (Year A) always feel like they are about movement—not certainty, not arrival, but movement. In Genesis 12:1–4a, Abram is called to leave what is known and step toward a promise he cannot yet see. Psalm 121 lifts our eyes to the hills—not as escape, but as a… Continue reading
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A Thaw is Coming: More from the Icicle Lounge this Spring

A Word from North ‘The wind was after rising something fierce that evening, howling across the valley like a creature that had lost its way. I stood by the hearth, watching the sparks fly up the chimney, and I thought to myself: No one should be out in that. I looked at the others—Frost with… Continue reading
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🌿 Morning Reflection for 25 February

Inspired by the appointed readings and psalmody The morning opens gently, the way dawn often does in Ireland—grey first, then slowly revealing colour. The psalms speak of trembling bones, weary eyes, and the long nights when the pillow is wet with tears. Anyone who has ever lain awake listening to the rain on a Kildare… Continue reading

