Paula J Beaton

Frmr news editor, nonprofit outreacher. Now I garden, make art & farmers’ market food as The Faerie Baker @PalomaStreetMarket on IG & FB. Love is real.

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

@TheRegencyCook Absolutely.

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

When I was a teenager, in the days before GPS, my father used to make hand-drawn maps for me when I was planning to drive somewhere. They included instructions like "left turn where we saw that fawn" and "keep going," and I'd take getting lost any day to feel that found again.

[Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney]

For all who need to hear this today.

From ‘Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness and Light’

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

The crescent moon from a couple of mornings ago reminded me of an upcycled art piece and accompanying two stanza Haiku I created a couple of years ago during a period of whimsy. 🌙

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

I feel ancient, in a good way, or maybe like I’m at Jurassic park, every time a flock of pelicans flies above me at the beach.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

"If you want to follow Jesus, you better look good on wood."

Daniel Berrigan, SJ, died ten years ago today.

[Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney]

My God is love absolutely, #MeisterEckhart from "Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart."

Remember this everyone.❤️🙏

[Amigo de Frodo @bpdflores]

People comment on the Holy Father’s appeals for peace as if unaware that contemporary warfare includes massive suffering & casualties of non-combatants. The lost innocents are not “regrettably necessary”. They are the judgment of God on us, the blood on our hands of Isaiah 1,15.

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

Meanwhile, in the heavens 🤍…

[NASA @NASA]

Sky full of stars.

Following a successful lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026.

[Amigo de Frodo @bpdflores]

Pray much for the Holy Father, listen to him, offer your penances for him. This is our way of closing ranks, and it has nothing to do with how the world does it.

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

@admired_art

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

Blooms, rooted in hope,
Soon die, seed, return to earth
As new, wild flowers.

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

Perhaps the best way to love:

[Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney]

A holy fool loves extravagantly.

#Franciscan

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

@silverpebble Hi! It’s so beautiful 💗

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

Always impressed by the love and patience of the Hand of Snacks and friends. ❤️

[Jocelyn Anderson Photography @JocAPhotography]

Black-capped Chickadees, Tufted Titmice, and a male Red-bellied Woodpecker (who visits a few times) visit the Hand of Snacks

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

The lower branches of The Big Tree (at Goose Island State Park ) look like they want to give a Big Hug.

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

Amen.

[Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney]

Last night, I was a Catholic welcomed at Jewish Friday night services, in a building where a community group of Muslims were also having their prayers before breaking the Ramadan fast for the evening. That’s the way it ought to be.

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

@catholicourtney Thank you!

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

💘

[Jon M. Sweeney @jonmsweeney]

Eckhart on true love ❤️ from ‘Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets’

[Paula J Beaton @pjbeatfor]

@bpdflores They’re quite fine and may enjoy watching “Togo,” perhaps the best dog (specifically husky) movie ever.