joy

Christ is the spouse and crowning glory of Sisters and Nuns. Let us praise him...

July 2014

July 09, 2014

Scent of Heaven

Next to the south wall of the screened porch is a small stand of Liliaceae...

July 08, 2014

Pentecost, what no fanfare or cupcakes?

Heavenly Father, in your wisdom you have called certain women to a life of special...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

Four Waters of the Soul

"A beginner must think of herself as one setting out to make a garden in...

June 11, 2014

Let me introduce to you Michelle Dawn Jones. She writes, among other things, about life in...

June 11, 2014

A Walk in the Garden

The transformation in my gardens in the past two years has been one of lightening...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Watering the Birds, Practical Gardening (with a video!)

Water is a necessity for all life. Birds need water for drinking and preening; it...

May 28, 2014

A Peace, Ancient and Alive

After morning Mass at Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian Church—a 115 year old country parish—I decided...

May 14, 2014

At the Scent of Water

Planting fruit trees is not something done lightly. They represent a long term commitment to...

May 13, 2014

A Deep Breath in Dappled Water

Our Lady of Fatima instill in our Sisters and Nuns the confidence and perseverance to...

May 07, 2014

The past two weeks have been busy…so much so that I’ve not had time to...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

A Muddy Situation

I was walking a river path in the northern third of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. My...

April 23, 2014

It’s Mud

Today I feel like a rock stuck in the mud. I've had a demanding...

April 17, 2014

Holy Thursday’s Prayer for Priests and Deacons

Beloved Lord, grace your priests and deacons with endurance in these holy days filled with...

April 15, 2014

Beloved Mother Mary, Mother of Sisters and Nuns, take to your heart your daughters who...

April 09, 2014

Laetare Rocks

We’ve passed Laetare Sunday, the fourth week of Lent, and still I’ve not been able...

April 01, 2014

Thursday’s Prayer for Priests

Beloved Mother Mary, Pray with us this day for our Sisters and Nuns. In the...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Divine Savior, Jesus Christ, who have entrusted your work of redemption to the priests, who...

March 19, 2014

I’m Having Trouble with Penance

I am always eager for Lent to begin, literally so for the lengthening of days,...

March 17, 2014

After Glow

My final oblation was at hand. That night at vespers I would lay my heart...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

Intimacy of a Name

She was a full-bodied woman and reminded me of Oprah, as Sophia, in the Color...

November 2013

November 08, 2013

Celibate Free for All

I find it fascinating that the central question to being single is focused on the...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

A Walk through the Garden

The Lavender plant and its flower represent love and devotion. Lavender flowers are also associated...

October 18, 2013

Feeling of Skin

It was an early autumn morning at the retreat center and I was walking through...

October 16, 2013

A Walk through the Gardens

These pictures are from St. Francis Retreat and Conference Center in DeWitt, Michigan. It is the...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

Taking One Step When a Full Stride is too Much

Clearing Away (September 2008) I looked at my grandmother’s small kitchen table and found myself...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

Quote, Equus Passage 7/23

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the...

July 19, 2013

As Long as Nobody’s Watching

As long as nobody’s watching, I’ll dance. Don’t for a minute imagine that I’m a...

October 2012

October 05, 2012

Migration

I feel like a little violet among the mighty oaks. I am delighted and honored...

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