I Have Moved
“I have moved.” This is the message I emailed to my family and friends last March. I am now living in Saint Scholastica Convent (SSC), my community’s retirement center in […]
Entries by Emily Vranesh
Daily Meditation for February 10, 2026
Today is the feast of Saint Scholastica, the sister of St. Benedict. Scholastica was a woman with great faith in prayer. The story is told how she and her brother […]
Daily Meditation for February 9, 2026
As we inch closer to the season of Lent, a certain dread comes upon me—not another year of “I’m going to,” followed, at the end of the season, by “oops, […]
Daily Meditation for February 6, 2026
Two brothers shared a field and a mill. Each night they divided equally the grain they had ground that day. One brother lived alone; the other had a wife and […]
Daily Meditation for February 5, 2026
Berthold Brecht was a German writer who was exiled for speaking against the Nazi regime. In one of his poems, he asks, “Will there also be singing in the dark […]
Daily Meditation for February 4, 2026
Imagine shoveling snow with Jesus. In pictures of Jesus, you would never see him doing such a thing. His environment is desert, almost always hot and dry. He dresses in […]
Have You Ever Kissed God?
Have you ever kissed God? I’ve thought about it and wondered if it would be anything like kissing Sam. Sam and I were busy with last-minute decorations for liturgy in […]
Daily Meditation for February 3, 2026
Today’s Gospel shares two miracles Jesus performed that are both lifegiving. Jairus’ daughter is rescued from death and the woman cured of a blood disorder. In both cases, great faith […]
Daily Meditation for February 2, 2026
Some people think of Minnesota winters as being rather dull, dark, and certainly, long. In their eyes, the color palette of the season seems to hold only three choices: black, […]
Never a Bad Word Did She Say
I’ve heard it said: “Never a bad word did I ever hear her say about another person.” This was spoken about my grandma Alice. Looking back, I believe it. Quiet, […]
