23 January 2021 | St. Marianne Cope | Eugene, Ore.

In this week’s installment, I share my upcoming plans and projects for the second half of my pastoral year, summertime, and beyond! We also talk “Much Ado About Nothing,” especially that fickle fourth word in Shakespeare’s title, and dive deep into the power of language to evoke what is hidden and change the world by changing us. Finally, we talk about a German-born New York nun who became a saint caring for lepers in Hawaii, and what lessons her unpredictable life might hold for us in the midst of our long Coronatide.

Opening music: “Circumdederunt me gemitus mortis,” introit for Septuagesima Sunday, composed by Cristobal de Morales, sung by Laudantes Consort, dir. Guy Janssens, 1994. All rights reserved.