Living within the embrace of prayer
This has been a long absence and I have missed you. I especially want to thank each of you for praying for Sr. Laura after her car accident last August and for me when I had a total knee replacement…
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The gift of Advent and Christmas rituals
As the Christmas holidays approach, in the northern hemisphere our side of the earth grows colder and darker. The nights seem quieter, and the sun spends less time with us each day. Before our eyes, the year seems to drift…
A prayer for little blessings
In August 2024, we received this prayer on a lovely card. You may know that our Sr. Laura was seriously injured in a car accident last summer when she was hit by an elderly woman having a heart attack while…
Sight and insight
In this Gospel story a blind beggar calls twice to Jesus by his prophetic name, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” The onlookers rebuked him to be silent, yet Jesus hears his call amid the noisy crowd. Jesus…
Harness the energies of love
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ, priest and paleontologist (b.1881- d.1955), spoke often about spirituality and the power of the universe that we are still pondering. This quote inspires me, “Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity,…
Sr. Laura in rehab after a car collision
Sr. Laura in rehab with a broken ankle and ribs after a car collision August 8, 2024. A car t-boned her on the way to the grocery store. She will be in rehab for 8-12 weeks.
Trusting in God’s abundance
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus shows what Divine Providence can do. From a small amount, God makes more than enough for everyone. The story begins, “…he (Jesus) knew what he was going to do,” which shows Jesus’ confidence in God’s…
Appreciating the beauty of silence
Standing in the monastery library in 1980, I was browsing Teilhard de Chardin’s book The Divine Milieu. I came upon a sentence that impacted me profoundly and settled my soul that was full of doubts about my life. He was…
A current of joy
Throughout my life people would ask “Why did you want to be a sister?” When I was younger, I would say something like “I want to serve and love God.” Now I realize that my deepest desire was and continues…
Remembering two prophetic bishops
Remembering two prophetic bishops By Dr. John A. Dick, from Another Voice: On April 4th, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, a Detroit, Michigan Catholic bishop, passed from this life. He was 94. Gumbleton became a national religious figure in the 1960s when…