by Dorothy Greco | Apr 4, 2020 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Current events, Race/Racial Reconciliation, Spirituality
This past week, week three of our shelter-in-place, I went for a walk in the nearby conservation land. Though it has become much more popular since the threat of COVID-19 has eliminated most normal recreational activities, it’s by no means crowded. Which is why what...
by Dorothy Greco | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog, Current events, Spirituality
If you put your ear to the ground, you can hear the sound of idols toppling across the land. In the past month, we’ve seen: • the Dow’s biggest fall in three decades • highest number of unemployment claims in US history • the cancellation of all sporting events,...
by Dorothy Greco | Jan 27, 2020 | Aging, Articles, Redbud Writers' Guild, Spirituality
Mid-life throws us some mean curves. We expect certain losses: our parents passing away, our kids moving on, our bodies changing. It’s the ones we least expect that sometimes catapult us into crisis. As we sat listening to the sermon, my husband and I gripped each...
by Dorothy Greco | Sep 3, 2018 | Blog, Book review, Race/Racial Reconciliation, Spirituality
I’ve read so many wonderful books this summer! Rather than writing individual reviews (which are tremendously time consuming), I thought I’d do super short reviews of my favorite books, include links to buy, and most importantly, give away THREE of these...
by Dorothy Greco | May 24, 2018 | Articles, Marriage & Family, Perennial Gen, Spirituality
Twenty nine years ago, my fiancé broke up with me. I had just returned from a nine-month overseas photography assignment. This was pre-cell phone and I was totally blindsided. These kind of relational ruptures are aways messy. This one was even more so because we had...
by Dorothy Greco | Mar 30, 2018 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
What happened between the crucifixion and the resurrection? Scripture reveals little, telling us only that Christ descended into hell. Whether you read that literally or figuratively, it feels an apt description for those seasons in our life when we feel buried alive....