The Fragility of Life
Back in July 2022 I wrote a blog about the wonder and delight of my two budgies. Last month I took Beautiful Boy to the vet. He had a bleeding…
Reflection for the Feast of the Ascension
Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1: 17-23 (RM) or 15-23 (RCL); Matthew 28: 16-20 (RM) or Luke 24: 44-53 (RCL). A friend of mine, whose career prior to university…
Everything is Connected – My Dung’s Reception Continued
“To tell the story of anything, you have to tell the story of everything.”1 This quote from Thomas Berry, describing the inherent relatedness of all creation, is also reflected in…
More Dog Stories
In my last blog I wrote about the death of a pet and the emptiness it can leave in one’s life. Within a few days of writing that piece, my…
Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17 (RM) or Acts 17: 22-31 (RCL); Psalm 66; 1 Peter 3: 15-18 (RM) or 13-22 (RCL); John 14: 15-21. Today we’re going to extract just four…
My Dung’s Reception Into Postulancy – With Great Joy and Celebration
With great joy and celebration, on Monday April 24, 2023, Thi My Dung Nguyen was admitted as a postulant to the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (RNDM). Several…
Trusting Transition
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
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
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?
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…
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