Stephanie Peirolo

Stephanie Peirolo

Stephanie Peirolo is an associate of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. She works as an executive coach and writes about leadership at consigliera.substack.com and on her podcast "The Bad Boss Brief." Her book about discernment The Saint and the Drunk – A Guide To Making the Big Decisions In Your Life will be published in the spring.  

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A sculpture depicts a crouched figure holding themselves, their head burrowed against their knees, arms crossed around their legs, in a dark outside setting (Unsplash/K. Mitch Hodge)

The space between grief and grace

You can't rush grief or grace. And the express lane to acceptance might also be an exit from the hard work of holding one another accountable.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" (circa 1604) shows the moment the apostle Thomas came to believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

What Doubting Thomas can teach us about not knowing

"Sometimes I wish for a more obvious God, who brings only good things into my life and saves me from pain and trial and erases my wounds," writes Sr. Stephanie Peirolo. "I know it is more complex than that."
 

Two people, one chasing the other, amid sunset

We're all playing chase games with God

Spirituality is not "some kind of formula or algorithm," writes Stephanie Peirolo. "Even the holiest have periods of desolation, and even the most profane can feel spiritual consolation."