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Terri Cole Pilarski

@mompriest.bsky.social
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Wife, mom, grandma, Episcopal priest, LCSW - Bowen Family Systems Theory, Intercultural partner - executive director of ICCD, Pro-choice, DEM, LGBTQ+ ally, one cat and two dogs, midwesterner learning to live in AZ.

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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
It was icy at the park down the street. I hate everything about this.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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thesystemsthinker | Substack
The Center for Family Consultation (CFC) is a professional group dedicated to Bowen theory. Through Substack, we share blogs, updates, and newsletters on emotional functioning and family systems. Join...
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Back to my routine after a two week vacation in Italy.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Two backpacks and two carryon suitcases for two people on a two week trip through Italy.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
A day in Rome. A 400 year old church where I lit candles and prayed for the well being of the world. Then the colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman forum, ancient history reminding me that not much has changed. But it was a gorgeous day.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Caffè a roma.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Sunset over the Mediterranean
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A walk along the Amalfi coast and lunch of margehrita pizza with burrata and an icy Negroni. I couldn’t finish either one, but yum!
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Morning on the Amalfi coast, and a homemade cappucino.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Italy near the Amalfi coast. 40th wedding anniversary
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
And our trip begins
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
60. Counting the hours until our flight departs for Italy.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I had 79 weeks of meditation before I became ill with the flu and then covid. I didnt meditate for two weeks. Back at it for two weks now. At least the app retained my days and hours.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Preparing for Italy. Dinner: all homemade - cold tortellini pasta salad, antipasto skewers with cheddar stuffed green olives and salami, caprese salad and sourdough french bread.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Dear universe: i have a didficult time understanding how it is that I did not win the powerball. Again. Help me understand, dear universe.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Back to meditating and setting my intentions for the day. I refuse to let the disaster created by the current admin in this country destroy my equilibrium. And I will continue to resist their efforts as best as I can. That takes effort and intentionality.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Its been two weeks since I felt well enough to meditate.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
This. After a night of rain.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Monsoon thunderstorms all night! 1-2 inches of rain. Cool 70 degrees this morning, lovely outside with a cup of coffee.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Morning walk, coyote on train tracks.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
About to offer the invocation to begin the town council meeting. Something I’ve done in different cities I’ve lived in these 25 years of ministry.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Monday. Silence.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Silence. To begin another day.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Silence. Prep for another day.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Begin each day with silent meditation. Set my intentions. Dystopia. Resist.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
My beautiful Lila. Only 10 years old. Crossed over on July 13. We loved her so.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Homemade sourdough discard baguette, still warm out of the oven, slathered in melting butter.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
It’s hell.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Begin each day in silence, breathing, listening for the voice of hope in a world of greed and despair, building stamina to continue. Persist. Resist.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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Presiding bishop: ‘Once the church of presidents, The Episcopal Church must now be an engine of resistance’
[Episcopal News Service] In an opinion piece originally published July 3 in Religion News Service, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe reflected on The Episcopal Church’s history as it has emerged as an ins…
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
After days of high temps and rising humidity, a seasonally appropriate “monsoon” rainstorm. Last time we had rain was in March and that was unusual. But we’ll take it.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
103. Outside under a fan with a glass of icy iced tea. Grandkids in a big blow up pool. Popcicles will be necessary in a bit.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
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LIVE NOW: Trump’s War on Immigrants — and Now, Citizens? Live Chat with Joyce Vance
Rights & Insights on Substack
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
twenty-five years ago today I was ordained a priest in the Episcopal church.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
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You can’t bargain with a compulsive deal breaker
Trump’s loss of credibility and what it costs the U.S.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Lunch: cooked red lentils with white quinoa, diced carrots and a bay leaf. In separate pan cooked black rice. Sauteed zucchini and celery in olive oil. Tossed all together with a dressing of olive oil and nice white vinegar with a bit of dijon mustard and some seasoning, feta cheese.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
112 where I live in AZ. Dinner in the air fryer: pizza for kids. Hot dogs in the cast iron skillet with tater tots in air fryer plus coleslaw. Summer meals are a challenge.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
@padilla.senate.gov: "Imagine what they are doing to a lot of folks who may not feel free to speak up... and there's not cameras there to capture how they may or may not be treated. That's the big takeaway. This should be a wake up call for everybody across the country."
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The administration is trying to stomp out anyone who disagrees with them, including public officials doing their jobs like @padilla.senate.gov. These shocking actions are a danger to the rights of all Americans.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
You know what this is.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Shorter meditation lately but still begin each day with 30 minutes of silence.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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June 7, 2025
In April, John Phelan, the U.S.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Feeding and petting sting rays at the Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson Az
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Homemade stovetop buttered popcorn and homemade carmel corn. Saturday with grandkids.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
My dog always eats lying down. He’s only 2. Been doing this since we adopted him when he was 4 months old. He’s a nut. But my old dog with hip dysplasia thanks him because he taught her that eating this way is just fine.
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Terri Cole Pilarski @mompriest.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
10000 minutes meditating over the last year
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