Around the Fireplace

An Unplanned Pilgrimage

Reflections on being summoned to a pilgrimage you didn’t plan to take

May 5 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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April 2026

The Audacity of Easter

Two Easter Reflections

Apr 5 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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March 2026

Variants of Uncertain Significance

Patience, Curiosity, and the Questions that Refuse Easy Answers

Mar 17 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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When We Mistake Height for Holiness

A reflection on Psalm 121, influence, and where our help truly comes from

Mar 2 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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February 2026

Don’t Worry — It Washes Out

On Ash Wednesday and the strange vulnerability of visible belief

Feb 18 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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We Teach Our Kids to Love Everyone. Why Don’t We?

What Valentine’s Day Reveals About the Way We Love Our Neighbors

Feb 14 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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What the Epstein Files Still Don’t Reveal

We Have the Names. Where’s the Repentance?

Feb 6 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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November 2025

Wicked Exposes a Hard Truth: We Love Our False Gods

**Spoiler Alert: This article discusses key plot points from both Wicked films.

Nov 27, 2025 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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God and Gel Pens

Or: The Case for Journaling as a Spiritual Practice

Nov 18, 2025 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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Death and a Perfume Bottle

My grandmother left me a small vial of her perfume when she died.

Nov 3, 2025 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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October 2025

Time and Tide Wait For None of Us

A few weeks ago, I told a friend it was a pity I wasn’t born in the early 20th century.

Oct 21, 2025 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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Beginner's Mind and the Real

I’ve been craving real things recently—in-person conversations and homemade bread.

Oct 11, 2025 • Danielle Tumminio Hansen

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