A Caress of God: The Garden I Call Home
The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. Soil, water, mountains: everything is, as it were, a caress of God.1 There is nothing like the…
Strong and Constant (Frank Andersen)
I recently rediscovered the song “Strong and Constant” during my retreat in St. Rambert, France. I have been singing this song since I was a child but did not truly…
The Taste of Things: Life’s Tensions
I was schooled in the chaos of unbridled tension from a very early age. In truth perhaps, we all are. Maybe it is merely a function of being human, or…
In the Company of Trees
Catherine Walther is a former nurse and hospital Chaplain who lives in Toronto. Catherine has found great meaning in the writings of Teilhard de Chardin, as well as Creation Spirituality,…
The Caterpillar: Metamorphosis
This reflection is by RNDM Novice Maria Hien, who is doing her novitiate in Vietnam. In this piece, she explores creation for insights about God, and about herself. The beautiful…
Come and Sit With Me!
As I gaze at this image of the beautiful bronze statue, which sits outside the showers and Mother of Mercy Clinic in St Peter’s Square, Rome, I see familiar scenes…
Reliving the Passion Today
2000 years ago, a man by the name of Jesus of Nazareth, born in Palestine, was judged, beaten, tortured and condemned to a horrific death. The government, religious leaders and…
An Exodus Story From Myanmar
So much of our world is in turmoil and suffering!!! There are many places in the world experiencing tremendous suffering at the moment ... Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan and…
Disturb My Being, O Holy Presence
I normally would enter into holy week — seeking peace, silence and stillness, yet with all of what is going on in our world today I offer a prayer calling…
When I die will there be trees
When I die will there be trees,will there be birds in the branchesand leaves spinning and dancingin the soft breeze?Will there be peonies rising from warm earth, heads heavy with…