Daily Meditation for December 1, 2023
Two friends stand in wonder at the window as the first snowfall claims the barren ground. “Remember when…” launches a flood of childhood stories. Mom makes the family’s favorite dessert. […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Daily Meditation for November 30, 2023
The beautiful season of Advent begins on this coming Sunday, December 3, and lasts until December 24. Advent helps us to prepare for the celebration of the coming of Christ […]
Daily Meditation for November 29, 2023
How easy it is to assume that things will always be the way we expect them to be. When the faucet for hot water is turned on, one expects to […]
The Third Nativity Story
It is a lovely time of year to be pregnant. Twice I was pregnant during Advent, and memories of those special times resonate today. Prayer was very different those days, […]
Daily Meditation for November 28, 2023
In this time of national and international turmoil, this may be a time to step back for a few moments of restful quiet. In this time of quiet, take a […]
Daily Meditation for November 27, 2023
Pope Francis once said, “You pray for the hungry and then you feed them. This is how prayer works.” In this month of Thanksgiving, may we make our prayers “work” […]
Daily Meditation for November 24, 2023
On Thanksgiving, Jack remembered a story shared by a member of a hunting expedition in Africa who left camp early one morning. After hiking several miles into the jungle, he […]
Daily Meditation for November 23, 2023
What a beautiful world we live in. In the fall season, it seems everywhere one looks there is beauty. The trees, in many states of the United States, nearly take […]
Daily Meditation for November 22, 2023
“Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving” (Amy Grant). November is reckoned to be the cloudiest month in North America, which […]
Owen (Joan) Lindblad, OSB
Owen (Joan) Lindblad, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. April 7, 1933 – November 18, 2023 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, […]
