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Trusting Transition

Post author:Claudia Stecker
Post published:May 8, 2023
Post category:Reflections
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Today marks the 30th day of the Easter season! My attentiveness to these Easter days has taken on a different quality this year as recent “Sabbath” experiences1 continue to gently…

Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:May 5, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Acts 6:1-7 (RM) or Acts 7: 55-60 (RCL); Psalm 33 or 31; 1 Peter 2: 4-9 (RM) or 2-10 (RCL); John 14: 1-12 (RM) or 1-14 (RCL). Oh darn, I…

First Companions From France – On the Eve of December 8, 1898

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:May 3, 2023
Post category:History RNDMs in Canada
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We pick up the narrative by the first RNDM Sisters, on their arrival in Grande-Clairière, MB Canada, in 1898:1On the eve of December 8, we received news that filled us…

What Legacy Am I Leaving Behind?

Post author:Petite Lao
Post published:May 1, 2023
Post category:Death & Dying Family Reflections
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This reflection was prompted by the recent death of my sister, who continues to be uppermost in my mind and heart. As I continue to grieve, I also meditate on…

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 28, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Acts 2: 14a, 36-41 (RM) or 2: 42-47 (RCL); Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2: 20b-25 (RM) or 19-25 (RCL); John 10: 1-10 Did anyone else get a queasy feeling, a…

Tiny Miracles Part II

Post author:Wendy MacLean
Post published:April 24, 2023
Post category:Food and Gardening
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In my last post, I wrote about the basic needs for germination of most seeds we gardeners grow. However, as my high school French teacher used to say, “there are…

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 21, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Acts 2: 14, 22-33 (RM) or 2: 14a, 36-41(RCL); Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1: 17-21 (RM) or 17-23 (RCL); Luke 24: 13-35. “Christ is risen, Alleluia!” “Just as the women…

Daisy Flower Vase Painting

Post author:Giang Pham
Post published:April 19, 2023
Post category:Artwork Reflections
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My childhood was full of white daisy flowers.They return in memory in myriad ways. When I was a teenager, I used to herd cows near the streams and grass meadows.…

Tiny Miracles Part I

Post author:Wendy MacLean
Post published:April 17, 2023
Post category:Food and Gardening
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“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn't understand growth, it…

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:April 14, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
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Acts 2: 42-47 (RM) or 2: 14a, 22-32 (RCL); Psalm 118; 1 Peter 1: 3-9; John 20: 19-31. Liturgists are sometimes a very contrary lot. Roman Catholic liturgy scholars and…