Advent Begins: From History to Hope
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent A Readings:Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24: 35-44 (RM) or 36-44 (RCL.) It’s the purple season for Roman Catholics, blue season…
The Voices of History
Memories are always personal. The same event can evoke different memories. The externals which are visible depend on the angle of vision. The internal ‘reasons why’ are hidden except to…
What I Read and How it Influences Me
I am sure I am not alone in being horrified and appalled by what is happening in Gaza, and sadly, increasingly in the West Bank. Hamas’ violent attack on Israeli…
Collective Memory: Treasuring Our Past
On the last weekend of October, nine RNDMs from Melbourne travelled to the small Victorian country town of Charlton where four RNDMs arrived one hundred years ago to assume responsibility…
Grain Elevator Painting: A Poem
Across the Canadian wheat fields, Where golden waves of grain unfurl, Old grain elevators stand like sentinels, Guardians of time’s soft swirl. Their weathered frames and worn-out gears Whisper tales…
Footsteps of Yesterday
One day during my holiday at home, my dad called and asked if I was free for a morning walk. Despite having just completed a 5 km walk that morning,…
Attempt at a Foundation at Lac Croche – Part III
In last month’s “history highlight”, (Wednesday August 2), written by Lac Croche parish priest Theophile Campeau OMI, we learned of the festive reception the Sisters received when they arrived at…
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…
RNDMs Arrival in St. Boniface and Grande Clairière, 1898
We have decided to honor this 125th anniversary of the RNDMs arrival in Canada by posting a monthly history excerpt. These monthly posts will seek to pass on a sense…
A Momentous Adventure: The First RNDMs Sent to Canada
As previously mentioned, 2023 marks 125 years since the first RNDM Sisters came to Canada from France. During this anniversary year, on the first Wednesday of each month, we will…