Daily Meditation for February 28, 2025
Sheikh Rashad, the founder of Dubai, was asked about the future of his country, and he answered: “My grandfather was on a camel, my father was on a camel, I’m […]
Entries by Alyssa Tasto
Daily Meditation for February 27, 2025
While we live in a world where violence is common, guns are plentiful, and self-centeredness seems rampant, let us also be mindful of the countless acts of kindness that many […]
Daily Meditation for February 26, 2025
It is not easy to pay one’s full attention to the present moment. While the risen Christ live is in us, it is still so easy to forget about his […]
What is the Price of Friendship?
Holding a carton of eggs, looking at the price ($8.73) and shuddering, I slowly put the carton in my shopping cart. Then, I put another, and another, and another. I […]
Daily Meditation for February 25, 2025
Late February 2025. Christmas is over, the new year seen in, and enough time passed to break our resolutions! Lent, even if not our favorite time of year, has a […]
Daily Meditation for February 24, 2025
Some hardworking Americans are suspicious of having fun. They think too much play means wasted time, diminished productivity, mental laxity. In studying the behaviors of many mammal and animal species, […]
Daily Meditation for February 21, 2025
Today, February 21, is our dear Sister Jonathon Herda’s 102nd birthday. Last summer, she celebrated her 80th year of monastic profession. Daily, she sprightly walks the halls with her walker, […]
Daily Meditation for February 20, 2025
The month of February includes in it the Feast of St. Blaise (bishop and martyr, c. 316.) Working as a chaplain at a Catholic hospital, I feel acutely aware of […]
Daily Meditation for February 19, 2025
“In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord.” These words from Psalm 138 call us to be alert to the angels in our lives. Who are […]
House on the Hill
It’s been a year now since the big move. Up and off the farm we did go after living upon the family homestead for over 40 years. We’d never really […]
