“To live is to be slowly born.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Sunflower Seeds
Celebrating Everyday Spirituality
Everyone who is still breathing is unfinished. That’s where Lent comes in. Fasting, prayer, and almsgiving form the tripod on which the season stands. They are the three tried and true ways to lose our lives for the sake of saving them. What finishing touches do I need? How shall I achieve becoming a more finished product of God’s creation?
Having cited many evils in the world (entitlement of the wealthy, the rise in disease, recruitment of child soldiers, general apathy, unequal age expectancy, and more) Anthony Gittins writes in his book A Presence That Disturbs: A Call to Radical Discipleship that if Christians do not advocate for the poor
When I don’t want to write a blog or weed or practice piano, I can usually think of a reason to avoid the activity. If I gave in repeatedly, you wouldn’t be reading this blog, the weeds would dominate, and the parishioners would hear sour notes. One idea that surprised
As Sisters of Notre Dame, Mary is a model for us as we seek to experience and express God’s goodness and provident care in the unfolding of each day. Join us on the journey!
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