About Limina : a sacred space for personal transformation
Limina is a sacred space of reflections on poetry, literature, nature writings, Scripture, conversations, and gentle suggestions to support you in your spiritual journey.
Publisher
Libby Catania
Category
education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality
Preached at the Diocese of Maine Chrism Mass and renewal of baptismal and ordination promises on 8 April 2025 at St Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church in Falmouth, ME.
Based on:
John 12: 1-8
AND the work of Dr. Libby Schrader Polczer on the story of Lazarus and his sister Mary.
10 Apr 2025
Be More Tree: Sermon for a deacon's ordination
Preached at St. Margaret's Belfast ME on the occasion of the ordination of the Rev. Deacon Kristen Burkholder.
Based on:
Jeremiah 1: 4-9
Psalm 139: 1-17
Philippians 2: 1-11
Luke 22: 24-27
AND the extraordinary book Finding the Mother Tree by Dr. Suzanne Simard
5 Jul 2023
Following your inner fire
Sometimes we can worry about finding the "right" path for our lives. This podcast invites you to consider that there are many paths to love, healing, and wholeness - no need to worry about missing "THE ONE!" The guidance you seek comes from the internal, divine spark of fire in each of us.
4 Mar 2023
Coping with sudden change - Habitat for Humanity Devotion & Homeowner Story
In this devotion at the Habitat for Humanity worksite, I reflected on how we respond to those events in our lives that turn things upside down. I hope you'll listen through to the end, when we were blessed by Carina who shares her story of becoming a homeowner. Please excuse the lower quality of her story as she was standing across the room from my microphone.
6 Feb 2023
Together we carry our grief and sorrow
This meditation was offered at a memorial service following the sudden death of a 15-year old boy in our community. He was deeply loved in his family, school, sailing program, swim team, and music studio. His death leaves a gigantic hole in the lives of many people, and hundreds of family and friends gathered to honor Erik and grieve together. Please don't hesitate to reach out through our website if you need help carrying your grief. Abundant blessings to you.
3 Jan 2023
Habitat for Humanity and the Hope of Hanukkah
One of my favorite things to do is to hang out on Habitat work sites. In my mind and heart, no other charitable organization does more to shift generational cycles of home-fragility and limited financial resources - all the while empowering the homeowners and affirming their inherent dignity. Since I have zero skills with tangible things other than fiber, they invite me to talk.... so I offer the morning devotion during snack. Habitat is a Christian organization, but people of all faiths and no faith are more than welcome to work on the sites to make real the dream of home ownership. Our site manager and volunteer coordinator, Barry and Iris Clickstein, hear of lot of devotions so I prepared this one for them.
2 Dec 2022
Seeing with the eyes of the heart
On All Saints' Day, join me as I reflect on the saints in our lives who see us with the eyes of their hearts, and call us to do the same with everyone we meet.
1 Nov 2022
Demand a blessing during times of struggle
Reflecting on insights from Geraldine Brooks' new novel Horse, the gospel story of the persistent widow, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (thanks to Francisco Garcia), we explore how God can transform the most difficult times when we persist in prayer and demand a blessing.
11 Oct 2022
Becoming a thanking person
When practicing gratitude, can we shift from being people who say "thanks" to being who live a thanking life? Join me as I reflect on the gospel lesson this weekend and explore the nuances of gratitude. You can also read more here.
7 Oct 2022
Patterns in nature - full of beauty and inspiration
Just as our physical bodies reflect the beauty of the Fibonacci sequence, our spirits can reflect the dignity and unconditional love that many of us experience with animals. Read more about this episode on my blog.
29 Sept 2022
Community and living with change
Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod helps people build and purchase affordable homes. I offer devotions at the worksite, and this devotion on how community and change was given the week after a "Blitz Build." One home, for one family, in one week. STUDENDOUS!
27 Sept 2022
We are all lost and worthy of being found
Do patterns of blame and recrimination keep you from seeing the inherent beauty of yourself, other people, and all living things? Join me as I reflect on how we can shift these thought patterns.
9 Sept 2022
Time for a course correction?
Do you get distracted from the goal of a project by the planning? Or make small decisions that pull you off course? This week's musings explore how small changes can have a big impact in our lives.
Check out my blog for more thoughts on this topic.
All music royalty free and performed by Juan Sanchez.
17 May 2022
Clothed in Compassion
In The Book of Joy, we learn the story of the compassion and love that Anthony Ray Hinton showed to fellow death-row inmates. What can we learn from Tabitha (Acts 9:36-43) about clothing in compassion people who are suffering in any way?
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