Holy Thursday Light
This photo was taken early this morning in the chapel. "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John 1:5 Jesus our Light
I saw it with my own eyes
I saw it with my own eyes….. Several months ago a little girl came up to communion with her big sister. From where she stood, the statue of St. Michael under the altar rail was right at her eye level. With her little hand, she reached out and touched St. Michael on the head. Then [...]
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
Just like The Father’s Tale, in my first blog book review, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska could be used to prop open a door, but once again I highly recommend it. Here are some quotes for a sneak peak. “Let that which He has ordained happen to me” “True greatness of the soul is in [...]
Leisure: The Basis of Culture
As a cloistered contemplative Nun, a question I frequently receive is, “What do you do?” This is closely followed by, “What? All you do is pray?” Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper explores the notion of “not everything is useless, which cannot be brought under the definition of the useful.” In our ‘workaday” [...]
The Father’s Tale
Before I entered the monastery I did not read much. I enjoyed reading bedtime stories to my nieces and nephews, I excitingly read restaurant menus and I longed for the Sunday comics to be delivered, but that was the extent of it. What, a cloistered nun who doesn’t like to read? Can it be? However, [...]