Thank You, God!
Summer school was rather chaotic as I previously wrote. My whole syllabus had to be discarded because of an unexpected student who was blind. What would I do? Grad school […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Daily Meditation for November 25, 2025
You shall love the Lord your God with your whole soul, mind and heart and love your neighbor as yourself. These are the two great commandments! How do we keep […]
Daily Meditation for November 24, 2025
When was the last time you really laughed? Good belly laughs with a dear friend or loved one can be a healing balm during a difficult time. Laughter can be […]
Daily Meditation for November 21, 2025
Writer Kurt Vonnegut once said that the only proof he needed for the existence of God was music. Maya Angelou spoke of music as her refuge — a way of […]
Daily Meditation for November 20, 2025
November is a month dedicated in a very special way to remembering. In a fast-moving culture like our own, taking time to slow down and remember may seem like a […]
Daily Meditation for November 19, 2025
At the funeral of a beautiful, generous woman, one of her friends said in tribute, “When she arrived at the gates of Heaven, God said to her, ‘Annie, you used […]
Annella Mayerhofer, OSB
Annella Mayerhofer, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn February 27, 1929 – November 14, 2025 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November […]
Nay Sayers, Am I One?
I must catch myself — lest I fall. Falling for anything may seem impossible but tis possible, you know. How do I know? I fall. I fall into the trap […]
Daily Meditation for November 18, 2025
Autumn has faded, the colors are nearly gone, and we begin to anticipate the drabness of winter. But winter is more than darkened skies, piles of dirty snow, and what […]
Daily Meditation for November 17, 2025
Benedictine Brother David Steindl-Rast has written many books on the spiritual life and lectured extensively throughout the world. His book, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer, is especially appropriate during this […]
