Provencher Bridge
Every time I pass by,I can’t keep my looking back …Look, and look, and give thanksFor the beauty.Even in Yellow Autumn or White WinterThe bridge is amazing!A place to spend…
The Stories My Dog Tells
For forty, of my seventy plus years, I have been walking a dog. It is a routine I usually do happily but not always. Some days it’s a struggle. Especially…
Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter C
Acts 5: 27-32, 40b-41 (RM) or Acts 9: 1-6 (RCL); Psalm 30; Revelation 5: 11-14; John 21: 1-19. It’s approaching that time of year again, or what used to be…
An Easter Rising
Last month, on March 2, I attended a workshop entitled “Shifting from Climate Anxiety to Climate Action.”1 The sustainability expert’s presentation was upbeat, encouraging the enthusiastic embrace of climate actions…
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter C
Acts 5: 12-16 (RM) or 27-32 (RCL); Psalm 118; Revelation 1: 9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 (RM) or 4-8 (RCL); John 20: 19-31.There’s much to be said for well-founded doubt. Doubt is…
Sunflower Painting: My Love of Flowers
I love flowers! Most photos on my phone are of different kinds of flowers. I like to hunt for lovely wildflowers by the way side of a river that no…
Why Do You Call Yourself A Missionary?
Well, I am sure this is awkward. You are reading this blog on a website of religious missionaries called the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions. So, I will…
A Reflection for Easter Sunday
Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 (RM) or 34-43, or alt. Isaiah 65: 17-25 (RCL); Psalm 118; Colossians 3: 1-4 (RM) or 1 Corinthians 15: 19-26 or Acts 10: 34-43 (RCL); John…
Catholic Sisters as Eco-Missionaries
The Sisters of Our Lady of Missions, my congregation, was one of the many 19th century congregations founded to involve Catholic sisters in a subordinate capacity in assisting bishops and…
Reflection for Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday C
Isaiah 50: 4-7 (RM) or 4-9a (RCL); Psalm 22 (RM) or Psalm 31 (RCL); Philippians 2: 6-11 (RM) or 5-11 (RCL); Luke 22: 14--23: 56 (RM and RCL) or Luke…