Episode 670 (17:41)
In this episode: Story, "The Rope"; Letting Go frees us; The widows in the Scriptures who gave of their sustenance; Story of my need to drive and my mom's giving up driving; Questions and decisions about letting go.
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I am a Catholic priest, ordained in 2000 for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
