No Rules?
I'm reading "Deeper Than Words: Living the Apostle's Creed" by Br. David Stendl-Rast. Brother David takes me places that make me uncomfortable. If I am honest, I have to admit that the majority of the time I define myself by how well I follow the rules -- my goodness,...
Obtacle to Grace?
Yesterday I was lucky enough to spend a few hours boating along the Connecticut coastline. We started on the Pawcatuck River, down to the coast, over to Mystic and in as far as the second bridge (the one near the Mystic Seaport) and back. The water was smooth, there...
Humility
While visiting western NY state, we took the time to make our way to Chautauqua Institute and take in a lecture by David Brooks (the NY Times columnist.) Mr. Brooks and I often look at the same data and come to wildly differing conclusions. Nevertheless, I found his...
Sixties on Six
We've been travelling and taking advantage of the XM radio available in my car by listening to XM 6 -- which is all 60's music. I was a preteen and young teenage in the 60's -- I was a bit young to take off for Woodstock, but not too young to revel in it. The first...
Sweet Corn and Cucumber Sandwiches: God is so Good!
My neighbor called about 11:45 with an offer of sweet corn. They bought in bulk, and would be freezing most of it. Corn is best RIGHT NOW - so she offered me some. No surprise that I waltzed right over and picked up 4 ears that came home and in to the microwave. The...
Let the chips fall
Today was one of those days that started out feeling like nothing would go smoothly. Just before leaving house for my group meeting, I got a call from another member. She asked if I could possibly give her a ride from the car detailing place so she could make it to...
Discernment: or sometimes it is ok to say “No”
Last week I was asked to do something -- it gave me pause. That request is still sitting out there, and it is for something good. To say "Yes" would mean doing something good. But, it is also a bit terrifying to me. And so, I asked for a week to pray about it....
Active Contemplation? Maybe
Yesterday I went off on a bender. It started with a thorough scrubbing of the kitchen sink which is now, once again, shiny and white. Then, it turned to the bathroom. I found myself a driven woman, sitting on the bathroom floor with Softscrub, a cloth and a scrub...
Beautiful Monday
The front has passed -- or moved in -- and the weather, while warm, is clear and dry. What joy after all the rain an humidity over the past couple of weeks. True, we need rain just as we need sun... We need night and rest just as we need day and exercise. Life is like...
We are the body of Christ
Today the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi -- the Body and Blood of Christ. We have a Nigerian Vincentian filling in while the padre is away on vacation... as I watched in, listened to him and responded in song to his song, I was struck by just...
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North American Vincentian Family Gathering
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The 2023 North American Vincentian Family Gathering will be held October 26-29 at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. The theme is Harmony in Diversity: Working for Social Justice and Fostering a Culture of Encounter through the Arts via a community-based, intergenerational experience of creativity and the arts to build up together a culture of encounter which embraces diversity in harmony.
More information here: HARMONY IN DIVERSITY