The last week here in Southern California we have been able to see the Perseid meteor shower in all its glory. However, my sense is that most folks were content to read about it in the newspaper or see it on the Internet, foregoing the 2:00 a.m. opportunity for the best show. It reminded me [...]
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Genuine Reality
Posted in Gratitude, Musings, Nature, reflections, tagged God's love, Prayer, reflections, Sisters of Notre Dame on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Gift of Listening
Posted in Gratitude, Musings, Nature, Prayer, reflections, tagged God's love, Prayer, reflections on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I read this weekend a beautiful poem by Mary Oliver about the gift of listening. It is something we almost never think about, for we usually equate hearing with listening, something altogether different. For to truly listen to something is to lay aside your own thoughts for a time and become open to whatever it [...]
Stretch Your Heart Program Returns to L.A.!
Posted in Activities, Community, Gratitude, Nature, Vocation, tagged God's servants, Sisters of Notre Dame, Vocation on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Sisters of Notre Dame invite single women ages 18-40 to their summer volunteer program July 12-16. Stretch Your Heart volunteers will serve the homeless at the St. Vincent de Paul Center in Bakersfield and share in the community life of the sisters at their lodge near Frazier Park. For details, call 805-452-9699, connect by [...]
The Mystery of Our Daily Life
Posted in Gratitude, Musings, Nature, reflections, tagged God's love, reflections, religious life, Sisters of Notre Dame on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mysteries, Yes Truly, we live with mysteries too marvelous to be understood. How grass can be nourishing in the mouths of the lambs. How rivers and stones are forever in allegiance with gravity while we ourselves dream of rising. How two hands touch and the bonds will never be broken. How people come, from delight or the scars [...]
More Beauty in Unexpected Places!
Posted in Community, Nature, reflections, tagged God's love, women religious on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week at about midnight I was reading in bed and heard sounds outside the window of my little room. Cognizant that I am the sole inhabitant of the first floor, I was determined not to wake my sleeping Sisters upstairs. My intruder(s) banged against my screen and I could hear sounds coming from the [...]
The Illuminated Darkness
Posted in Lenten Reflections, Nature, Prayer, reflections, tagged God's love, Lent, Prayer, reflections on February 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars” Ralph Waldo Emerson Lord, this Lent, help us to see your glory that shines through the dark places of our lives.
Fall is upon us!
Posted in Nature on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The nights are cooler, the days crisper. Even the birds sing in muted tones. But through the hush of the changing season the splendor of God bursts forth in glorious color, where we once again are brought to awe in the perfection of His creation. Enjoy the gift of Fall.
Women of Wisdom: our snd heritage
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