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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
“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…
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…
I was shocked and deeply saddened! A week ago today, the Monday of Holy Week, I first read the news that St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado was closing. And…