Advent 2025: Getting Closer
Advent by Candlelight is a beautiful ritual that I was privileged to be part of Friday night. It took place at Espiritu Santo parish in Safety Harbor, Florida. After each giant candle on an Advent wreath was lighted, a high school student read a guided meditation. Advent hymns were interspersed, sung by a small choir […]
Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd is the theme of this week’s blog. Jesus as shepherd is quite a contrast to King Jesus as presented last week. Granted, most of us are probably only familiar with shepherds because of pictures of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. But it still is a powerful and consoling term for Jesus. King […]
Kingdom of God with Christ the King
The Feast of Christ the King is the conclusion of each Church year. To me it is special because it’s my feast day, a day when we Sister celebrate our patron, usually a saint. When I entered the Sisters of Notre Dame, the Chardon Province was named Christ the King, and this feast was celebrated […]
Color, A Beautiful Gift
When I was a child, I saw the Wizard of Oz movie at our neighborhood theater. What a joy it was to have the black and white screen suddenly turn into technicolor! But color is not confined to fantasy worlds. Our real world is in full color. Thank goodness! Can you picture a sunrise or […]
Eyes, Ours and God’s
Our Two Eyes Eyes are precious gifts that we seldom pay attention to unless something gets into them. Recently I visited an optometrist and now have a new pair of glasses. This has focused (!) my mind on eyes as a topic for this blog. Our eyes are one of God’s intricate and amazing creations. […]
Halloween Fun
Halloween’s not just for kids. Here in our province center, we celebrate it big time. Each hall in our Health Care is decorated by different departments. It’s a contest. Big leaves hang from the ceiling all down a hall. The giant spider webs were awesome. Over in our Village the decorations were put up weeks […]
Are Poor Souls Poor?
The month of November is dedicated to the Poor Souls. This year the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, November 2, lands on Sunday and preempts the Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time. That is how important our bishops consider that day in honor of our “Church Suffering.” Poor Souls and Us When I was writing a […]
The Rosary, Interesting Info
Last week I spoke about the Rosary at our Village because October is the month of the Rosary. In preparing, I came across information that I had not known or forgotten. I pass it on to you here. What famous people prayed the Rosary? Hadyn prayed the Rosary when he had trouble composing. Martin Luther […]
Sense of Smell, a Fantastic Gift
Our sense of smell is the topic of this week’s blog. This was prompted by an addition to my home. A friend gave me a diffuser that permeates my apartment with the fragrance of a sea breeze with lemon and lavender. Every few days I invert the reeds in the oil to renew the scent. […]
Last Words, Sacred and Silly Ones
The Final Words of Jesus The final words of a person who is dying can have special meaning. Preeminent of these are what are known as the Seven Last Words of Jesus that he uttered from the Cross. To refresh your memory, they are as follows: Some Dying Words of Humans Those holy words are […]