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Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
Last Friday evening, three other sisters and I joined about 25…
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Life Brewed Into Wine
Place dandelion blossoms into boiling water, let sit for four…
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Good News!
"Hearing and reading so much about refugees and immigrants who…
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Do this in Memory of Me
My second grade teacher said, “Patty, we will pray that your…
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Prayer Matters
Just think about it! The next presidential election is more than…
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Extravagant Love
God’s love is extravagant. God seems to have created with abandon. …
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Words Matter!
This evening as we prayed Compline, I was struck again concerning…
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Tic-Tac-Toe
“Wanna play Tic-Tac-Toe?” I asked the young gal sitting next…
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A Moment in Time
What was I to do?
I just finished my doctorate and was fluent…
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Community Day: An Outing Blessed by God and One Another
Normally at the monastery when we talk about a community “outing”…
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Parable of the Broken Bottle
“I can’t open this bottle,” I sputtered in frustration.…