Daily Meditation for May 15, 2026
It’s surprising how memory works, how something seemingly insignificant can stick with us, allowing us decades later to return to a particular place and time and remember it as if […]
Entries by Emily Vranesh
Daily Meditation for May 14, 2026
If you look closely at Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper, you will see a saltshaker has been knocked over by the arm of Judas Iscariot. Salt was […]
Daily Meditation for May 13, 2026
“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh.1 Yes, but. . . . Sometimes our list of negative reasons discredits today as being […]
Mother Earth, We Care
It’s January. Seed catalogs are arriving. Sisters are poring over them, anticipating fresh lettuce that would announce the beginning of the produce season, sumptuous red tomatoes—and many of them; green […]
Daily Meditation for May 12, 2026
Every morning, I go to my meditation space to read and pray. It is a daily practice that is essential for preparing myself for the day. Each piece is there: […]
Daily Meditation for May 11, 2026
More than wishful thinking, the expression “April Showers Bring May Flowers,” is surely a harbinger of spring. From the appearance of the first dandelion, much to young children’s delight, adults […]
Daily Meditation for May 8, 2026
Abraham Lincoln has been quoted as saying, “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Looking back on our lives, many of us […]
Daily Meditation for May 7, 2026
Are you still celebrating Easter? Hopefully, yes! We are in the season of Eastertide, a 50-day celebration, beginning on Easter Sunday and continuing until Pentecost, which this year falls on […]
Daily Meditation for May 6, 2026
“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure” is an oft repeated statement. And so, each spring we begin the task of cleaning drawers, closets, shelves, and other storage areas. How […]
Daily Meditation for May 5, 2026
On April 11, the sisters at St. Scholastica Convent honored and celebrated 4 sisters celebrating 75 years as Benedictine sisters, 3 celebrating 70 years, one celebrating 50 years and 1 […]
