Shared Prayers
Each month when our Ultreya group meets, we put our names in a basket and then each of us draws one out to find out who we pray for (in a special way) for the following month. So, Bryan - you get a really good month! I leave for Spain tomorrow for my Camino. I have...
Preparation
I fly to Paris in less than 3 weeks. From there I travel by train to Bayonne and on to St. Jean Pied de Port, where my Camino begins on Sept. 27. So, you had better believe I'm up to my eyeballs in preparation. Actually, it is emotional eyeballs as much, or more than...
Love Thy Neighbor
So, I couldn't help myself this morning (not that I tried very hard) -- simply had to add my two cents worth when a friend posted this picture on Facebook with a comment about "would you wear this shirt?" My first response was a long the lines of: the second part of...
Discovery
Since late June I have begun practicing yoga. Practice is indeed a proper approach as I find that there are certain asanas (positions? poses? moves?) that my body cannot even remotely begin to attain. There are others that are quite easy to attain. There are some...
Slow Road to Forgiving
So, to day is one of those where I am bothered by the fact that forgiving just isn't alway easy. A day where I find it easy to let the anger rise against someone who hurt someone I care about. I find that more difficult to get past than when someone hurts me directly....
How can I make a return to the Lord?
A few weeks back I cranked up my fancy blender and made honey roasted peanut butter. It's a sort of special treat. I had a massage appointment soon thereafter, so I took a jar of this homemade yumminess to my massage therapist. My shoulders are often so tight that I...
Mother’s Day – a couple of days late
I love to be read to. I am discriminating, true, with the voices I enjoy listening to, but in general I just really enjoy it. Today the American Theater class recital filled our Brown Bag lunch hour. My mom is a repeat participant in this class, and both times I have...
Being Seen
A week or so ago at a funeral I listened as a son stood and offered his memories and reflections on his father and his father's life. Much of it was the very personal, but very normal, memories of events which brought smiles from the family and friends that knew Bob...
Room for Everyone
Today's Gospel, John 14:1-6 comes to my mind often, and generally brings a quiet smile. Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were...
A Taste of Gratitude in Holy Week
Over the past 15-18 months, I have struggled in with my feelings and relationship with another person. He is far away now, but in a place where I will surely encounter him again in the next few weeks. He is someone that I care for, care about and really like. If you...
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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