AuthorChristina Chase

Although crippled by disease, I'm fully alive in love. I write about the terrible beauty and sacred wonder of life, while living with physical disability and severe dependency. A revert to the Catholic faith through atheism, I'm not afraid to ask life's big questions. I explore what it means to be fully human through my weekly blog and have written a book: It's Good to Be Here, published by Sophia Institute Press.

Posted September 28, 20185 Comments biographical

Glad for the Day

Summer is slowly, inevitably, falling to winter. This week, I invite you to poetically reflect with me on a tender moment from two springs ago. Glad for the Day Artificial … Continue Reading Glad for the Day

Violence, war, demonstrations in Venezuela

Posted September 20, 20182 Comments holy days

Bloodthirst: Our Language of Violence

There is so much violence in the world… Why do we, human beings, seem to want to punish each other? Husbands and wives, daughters and mothers, sons and fathers, coworkers … Continue Reading Bloodthirst: Our Language of Violence

Pilgrimage, Canada, woman in wheelchair, St-Venant-de-Paquette

Posted September 13, 2018 biographical

Holy Door

Because my parents and I had a little visit in Canada last weekend, this week I invite you to revisit a pilgrimage I made in 2014 and reflect with me … Continue Reading Holy Door

Posted September 6, 2018 biographical

Becoming Me: A 3-D Adventure

“Whoa,” my friend said as she read the plaque next to the T Rex replica, which loomed over both of us in the Museum of Science. “It says that Tyrannosaurus rex … Continue Reading Becoming Me: A 3-D Adventure

Teddy bear, lost childhood, children, sadness, sexual abuse crisis

Posted August 30, 201813 Comments in the world

Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church

This isn’t an easy post to write. I wasn’t going to do it, but I feel like I must. I just can’t write about spiritual matters and reflect upon my … Continue Reading Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church

Posted August 23, 20188 Comments in the world

7 Habits to Teach Children

And for Grownups to Learn too.

Subway, train, oncoming train, tunnel, headlight

Posted August 16, 20185 Comments in the world

Grounded in Love

Can you comprehend the fullness of God? When we say that God is infinite and eternal, all-powerful and all-knowing, do you get it? If you answered yes, then… well, I’m … Continue Reading Grounded in Love

Posted August 9, 20182 Comments in the world

The Smiling Construction Worker

Today, a road construction crew member smiled at my father and I as we drove past her. This really struck me, and I didn’t know why until I started thinking … Continue Reading The Smiling Construction Worker

Posted August 2, 2018 life and death

July 30: Is All Human Suffering The Same Suffering?

Originally posted on agnellusmirror:
Strasbourg Cathedral: the risen Christ brings Adam and Eve out of Hell to Paradise. ? Is all human suffering the same suffering – the suffering of…

begging bowl, beggar, tin cup, disability

Posted July 26, 20187 Comments biographical

What Would You Do? The Beggar

It happened on a chilly September day, a simple moment that’s never left me. I was a young adult with my parents, following my eldest French-Canadian cousin in a tour … Continue Reading What Would You Do? The Beggar

Posted July 19, 20182 Comments poetry

A Silly Bit of Poetry

My brain is on vacation, as evidenced by this post. 🙂 Ground Control Some see a lawn in need of mowing, Others see a meadow with wildflowers growing. … Continue Reading A Silly Bit of Poetry

Posted July 12, 20184 Comments poetry

A Little Poetic Musing

Sharing some thoughts in verse(ish). Perspective I sit beneath the Oak on a breezy summer day – cloud-puffed sky, sun through the leaves, lichen growing on the rain dark … Continue Reading A Little Poetic Musing

Posted July 6, 20181 Comment life and death

First Friday and The Revolution

Originally posted on Christina Chase:
Who is the head of your life? I want to be revolutionized. I want my failures and ineptitude, my procrastination, sloth, pride, and fear to…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholic image, Divine Incarnate

Posted June 29, 2018 prayer

Month of the Sacred Heart

I do love this gruesomely pretty picture: June is the month of roses and daisies, fresh-picked peas and strawberries, the summer solstice and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. How wonderful … Continue Reading Month of the Sacred Heart

Posted June 21, 2018 in the world

He Knows Not How

There are over 7 billion people living on earth right now, which fact may lead you to wonder if you – little, tiny you – really matter in the grand … Continue Reading He Knows Not How

Posted June 14, 201810 Comments biographical

As He’s Brushing My Teeth

As my father was brushing my teeth one night, I started thinking about what this very act does to him… or for him. When my motorneuron disease weakened me to … Continue Reading As He’s Brushing My Teeth