The Church devotes the month of November to remember those who have gone before us. We have prayed for all our deceased loved ones. Perhaps our thoughts were turned toward heaven more frequently in November. What do you expect when you arrive in heaven? What excites you the most through

Well, we’ve had Thanksgiving Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I just recently learned that tomorrow is “Giving Tuesday.” Some have set aside this day to draw attention to our need to respond to the needs of those around us. Our Sister Elizabeth Maria, pastoral associate at St. Wendelin, Fostoria,

Reading the Bible may do you very little good. (Did you re-read the sentence? Did you think it was a misprint ?) Well, reading the Bible may do us very little good if we don’t put it into practice. The Bible encourages us to praise God and give thanks for

As we enter this Thanksgiving week, I’m a bit overwhelmed by the many reasons I have to give thanks: – a text from a friend, an unexpected invitation to lunch, an amazing sunrise, Sisters in community to share the amazing sunrise, warm clothing when so many go without, gas in

Yesterday was the feast of St. Martin of Tours and it got me thinking. Had we lived in another century, this would have been the first day of Advent. It took a few centuries to get Christmas and Advent on the Church calendar, because the focus was on the life,

[col2]Two families of wild turkeys make the woods at Lial Renewal Center their home. Every night around 6:30 pm the parents fly into the tree, and the children—Are young turkeys called “goblets”?—nestle side by side. If God’s creative energy makes wild turkeys so affectionately protective of their young, then how

As we approach election day tomorrow, I’m aware that many have already cast their votes. Hopefully, the rest of us will take the time tomorrow to make our way to the polls and exercise our privileged right to vote. I invite you to join me in a special 48 hours

At times when we speak of our community life as Sisters, we describe one of the blessings of community as the grace of being present wherever one of our Sisters is present. In a very real way, I am in Florida and New Mexico, India and Nicaragua, because there is

As I walked our neighborhood yesterday morning and shuffled through the leaves that seem to be everywhere these days, I couldn’t help being struck by a few things. The many types of leaves that have fallen were a good reminder to me of the many “little deaths” each of us

Perhaps you also know what it’s like to have one of those “you don’t want to miss this” messages from God. As I was driving in for an early morning meeting this morning, I stopped at a stoplight on Secor Road. My mind, of course, was racing through the day’s