Brenna Davis

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: For many, the days of the pandemic may have felt repetitive. But each moment, even the ordinary ones, is an opportunity for God to speak to us. Reading time: 4 minutes.

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Two college students rethink the word "dominion" and what it means for living more sustainably in our common home. Reading time: 2 minutes.

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Within our fast-paced lives, it can pay to pause, especially at this time of year. How might pausing invite you into a simpler way of living? Reading time: 90 seconds.

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: When we are conscious of what in our lives we value most, we reconnect with those things that are most meaningful. Reading time: 2 minutes.

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: When the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas seem to speed up, what are ways to slow life down? Reading time: 60 seconds.

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: What trappings of the "good life" are stumbling blocks for you? What are ways you can embody the abundant life that Jesus models? Reading time: 2 minutes.

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Shift your gaze from the frenzy of the Christmas season to what is most essential in our lives with this new reflection series for Advent. Reading time: 60 seconds.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: What is the state of the "garden in your life," and what is waiting for you in the garden this Easter? Reading time: 2 minutes.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: We pray for the grace to see signs of the resurrection each day in food and nature, especially during this Easter season. Reading time: 1 minute, 5 seconds.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: At each meal today as we fast from meat, bring to mind the people most vulnerable to climate change and pray for them as you eat your food. Reading time: 45 seconds.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Pray in thanksgiving before AND after meals today. Reading time: 1 minute.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Pray for any people experiencing oppression today. Reading time: 1 minute.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Do something today that "won’t compute," something that is not "productive" in any way. Reading time: 1 minute, 10 seconds.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Treat yourself to an especially healthy meal today. Reading time: 1 minute.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: We pray for all of the people, animals, and ecosystems affected by conventional palm oil plantations. Reading time: 50 seconds.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Take a few moments to have a conversation with God about how you’ve been seasoned during this time of social distancing. Reading time: 25 seconds.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Watch the 7-minute award-winning documentary "Man in the Maze." Reading time: 8 minutes.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Ask St. Martha to help you find balance between real life worries that weigh on you now and trust in the good news of the gospel. Reading time: 2 minutes.

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: What is one way you can heal the earth today? What healing might you need from the earth? Reading time: 1 minute, 24 seconds. 

Lenten Daily Food Reflection: Say a prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of children and their creativity today. Reading time: 2 minutes.