Building Hope

🌱 Three remarkable women of science

and big questions in a time of crisis

Jan 9 •

Julie Gabrielli

🏛 When the student becomes the teacher

An update on the humbling discomfort of beginning again

Jan 2 •

Julie Gabrielli

Coming home in 2024

Reader's favorites: contemplative essays, nature writing, and short stories

Dec 26, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

The constant invitation of the eternal

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Dec 14, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

On blame, resentment, pardon, and freedom

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Dec 12, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

Giving and receiving bind us to each other

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Dec 10, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

An ecstatic love for the world

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Dec 7, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

The gift of empathy

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Dec 3, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

Seeking to console another is a way of summoning powerful allies

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Nov 30, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

Choose joy while allowing room for sadness

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Nov 28, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

Respecting the unknown by illuminating what I can

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Nov 26, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

Functional hope tempers despair

Considering St. Francis' famous prayer, line by line

Nov 23, 2024 •

Julie Gabrielli

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