Daily Meditation for February 21, 2023
I’m Not Just February by Annette Wynne I’m not just February With winds that blow All day, and piled-up snow; I’m Washington and Lincoln, too, Who kept our country’s flag for […]
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I’m Not Just February by Annette Wynne I’m not just February With winds that blow All day, and piled-up snow; I’m Washington and Lincoln, too, Who kept our country’s flag for […]
Today, March 13 is national Good Samaritan Day. The term “Good Samaritan” comes from the Bible parable where a Samaritan helped a stranger who had been robbed and beaten and […]
Times of transition tease the best from us even as it tests and tries us terribly. Consider previous landmark changes—be it leaving home, committing oneself in a significant relationship, or […]
In checking the calendar’s list of activities for February 17, among the many suggested activities for the day, the most inviting was “Random Acts of Kindness Day.” You may have […]
“Live simply so that others might simply live!” These words of Pope Paul VI set a challenge for each of us to look at our possessions, whether they be material, […]
February, with its celebration of Valentine’s Day, is often filled with surprises, gifts and words of love and friendship. We live in a world with many nations at war, where […]
In my blog last month, I included some thoughts about Liturgy of the Hours (LOH), the traditional prayer of Benedictine monastics. At its core is the praying of the psalms […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s a day to exchange cards, give gifts of chocolates or flowers, and to tell someone you love them. Indeed, St. Valentine’s Day is sometimes called “the […]
Merle (Florentine) Maerz, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. December 17, 1928 – February 9, 2023 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, […]
We were told repeatedly not of give money to guests at the border hospitality center. We were to offer food, a bed, and clothing. Pablito was perhaps seven, and he […]
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