Mary DeTurris Poust
@marydtp.bsky.social
Writer. Retreat leader. Yoga teacher. Spiritual director. Creator of NotStrictlySpiritual.com. Sign me up for the Rebellion. Stop fascism.
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Read about the gift of centering prayer from one of our Give Us This Day writers:
Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gathered in God's name. My latest in @ncronline.bsky.social www.ncronline.org/spirituality...
The gift of centering prayer
Soul Seeing: Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gath...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Read about the gift of centering prayer from one of our Give Us This Day writers:
Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gathered in God's name. My latest in @ncronline.bsky.social www.ncronline.org/spirituality...
The gift of centering prayer
Soul Seeing: Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gath...
www.ncronline.org
July 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Bringing together contemplatives to pray in silent community offers not only encouragement to individuals but fosters the beautiful spiritual energy that arises when two or three are gathered in God's name. My latest in @ncronline.bsky.social www.ncronline.org/spirituality...
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welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing
July 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
welp, I guess the nation's largest city is no longer free to elect a mayor of its choosing
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Olivia Poust, assistant director of the CRC, visited Versailles as "No Kings" protests swept the United States. In this blog post, she reflects on the current political reality in the U.S. in relation to the history of absolutism in France under Louis XIV.
Absolute Déjà Vu | SAPIENTIA
There is nothing like a visit to Paris to feel the power of protest. The revolution’s memory is in the stones and soil, its legacy in the spirit of the people. It manifests itself in myriad ways in ev...
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July 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Olivia Poust, assistant director of the CRC, visited Versailles as "No Kings" protests swept the United States. In this blog post, she reflects on the current political reality in the U.S. in relation to the history of absolutism in France under Louis XIV.
Four opportunities to retreat with me in the coming months — Marriottsville, Md; Garrison, NY; Paradox, NY, and Maryland a second time. Info here: notstrictlyspiritual.com/events/
May 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Four opportunities to retreat with me in the coming months — Marriottsville, Md; Garrison, NY; Paradox, NY, and Maryland a second time. Info here: notstrictlyspiritual.com/events/
Hmmm… Who was in charge in 2024? Oh yeah.
Drug fatalities in the U.S. fell by about 30,000 last year, the CDC reported, a drop of nearly 27%.
Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports
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May 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hmmm… Who was in charge in 2024? Oh yeah.
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It’s plain for all to see.
May 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It’s plain for all to see.
“...we are not a Church of sides, but rather one that is literally ‘universal' in its reach, its mission, its makeup. We are, in a sense, a Church of both/and, not either/or.” From my latest Life Lines column. notstrictlyspiritual.com/life-lines/a...
A Church of Both/And – Not Strictly Spiritual
When the white smoke appeared in St. Peter’s Square, the frenzy of the crowd could be felt from across the ocean and through our TV screen. Even without knowing who […]
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May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“...we are not a Church of sides, but rather one that is literally ‘universal' in its reach, its mission, its makeup. We are, in a sense, a Church of both/and, not either/or.” From my latest Life Lines column. notstrictlyspiritual.com/life-lines/a...
"A Church of both/and" My latest Life Lines column —about the election of Pope Leo XIV. evangelist.org/news/2025/ma...
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"A Church of both/and" My latest Life Lines column —about the election of Pope Leo XIV. evangelist.org/news/2025/ma...
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Today's front page.
May 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today's front page.
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Just a normal Friday night at the asylum…
May 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Just a normal Friday night at the asylum…
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Trump posted a picture of himself dressed as the pope. One of the most vile humans to walk the planet and he’s imagining himself as the pope.
May 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump posted a picture of himself dressed as the pope. One of the most vile humans to walk the planet and he’s imagining himself as the pope.
In today’s Gospel, Mary Magdalene is called by name, at which point she recognizes the risen Christ before her. We are each called by name, each beloved before our God.
Read more: notstrictlyspiritual.com/faith/a-pray...
Read more: notstrictlyspiritual.com/faith/a-pray...
April 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In today’s Gospel, Mary Magdalene is called by name, at which point she recognizes the risen Christ before her. We are each called by name, each beloved before our God.
Read more: notstrictlyspiritual.com/faith/a-pray...
Read more: notstrictlyspiritual.com/faith/a-pray...
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Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
April 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech:
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”
Heartbroken this morning, waking up to the news of the Holy Father’s death. He was a breath of fresh air in our Church. I pray the Cardinals choose a successor who will continue his ministry of tenderness and compassion, justice and joy, simplicity and inclusivity. Photo by @marydtp.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Heartbroken this morning, waking up to the news of the Holy Father’s death. He was a breath of fresh air in our Church. I pray the Cardinals choose a successor who will continue his ministry of tenderness and compassion, justice and joy, simplicity and inclusivity. Photo by @marydtp.bsky.social
We are at the midway point of Lent. Have you lost sight of your original Lenten promises? No worries. You can’t fail Lent. Just begin again. My latest Life Lines column: notstrictlyspiritual.com/life-lines/y... #lent
You can’t fail Lent! Begin again. – Not Strictly Spiritual
We find ourselves now at the midway point of our Lenten desert experience. Ash Wednesday is far behind us, and Easter not yet in sight. Although we walk this Lenten […]
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March 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We are at the midway point of Lent. Have you lost sight of your original Lenten promises? No worries. You can’t fail Lent. Just begin again. My latest Life Lines column: notstrictlyspiritual.com/life-lines/y... #lent
On this Feast of St. Benedict, the story I wrote after visiting his monastery in Subiaco, Italy. notstrictlyspiritual.com/travel/foots...
In the footsteps of St. Benedict...
In honor of the Feast of St. Benedict, a reflection on visiting his monastery in Subiaco, Italy, a few years ago.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On this Feast of St. Benedict, the story I wrote after visiting his monastery in Subiaco, Italy. notstrictlyspiritual.com/travel/foots...
In honor of the 12th anniversary of the election of @Pontifex, the column I wrote a few days later. Still holds. #PopeFrancis notstrictlyspiritual.com/faith/my-pop...
My pope crush: He had me at 'Hola.'
Of all the churches in all the towns in all the world, he walked into mine.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In honor of the 12th anniversary of the election of @Pontifex, the column I wrote a few days later. Still holds. #PopeFrancis notstrictlyspiritual.com/faith/my-pop...
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“Fight Nazis, Not Students,”’they chant.
March 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Fight Nazis, Not Students,”’they chant.
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A Roman pontiff as beacon of the free world? History is strange, but here we are. Me in @nytopinion on the 12th anniversary of Francis' election:
The Age of Trump Has Its Prophet: Pope Francis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
The Age of Trump Has Its Prophet: Pope Francis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
Opinion | Pope Francis Projects a Lonely Moral Voice in a New World of Politics and Trump
The pope has emerged as an increasingly lonely moral voice against perilous global trends like nationalism and populism.
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March 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A Roman pontiff as beacon of the free world? History is strange, but here we are. Me in @nytopinion on the 12th anniversary of Francis' election:
The Age of Trump Has Its Prophet: Pope Francis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
The Age of Trump Has Its Prophet: Pope Francis www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/o...
The ashes may be gone from our foreheads, but the real work is just beginning. If you don’t live up to the promises you made yesterday, dust yourself off and start again. It is not about achieving goals but deepening relationship—with God, with self, with others. When all else fails, choose love.
March 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The ashes may be gone from our foreheads, but the real work is just beginning. If you don’t live up to the promises you made yesterday, dust yourself off and start again. It is not about achieving goals but deepening relationship—with God, with self, with others. When all else fails, choose love.
Dictator.
He's stomping on the 1st Amendment now
He will go down the list
He's gone full dictator
He will go down the list
He's gone full dictator
March 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dictator.
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