First Sunday of Advent
Trying to Earn God’s Love
By Ignatia. For three years before entering the convent, I had worn a chapel veil at Mass. As a child, I'd been attracted to the beauty of the veils themselves, and in college I became exposed to the theological reasoning behind the practice, which cinched the deal...
Christ the King
When the golden evening gathered on the shore of Galilee, When the fishing boats lay quiet by the sea, Long ago the people wondered, tho' no sign was in the sky, For the glory of the Lord was passing by. Not in robes of purple splendour, not in silken softness shod,...
Presentation of the Virgin Mary
"O sinner, when the floods and tempests of this earthly life overwhelm thee so that thou canst not firmly set thy foot, turn not away thy gaze from the light of this guiding star. When the storms of temptation assail thee, and the rocks and quicksands of vexation and...
The Darkness and the Light
By Mater Dolorosa. I love to walk and I have made it part of my daily exercise. Very recently I moved from a suburban neighborhood to the country so I am exploring routes. I went for my third walk in the new area and got a few minutes away from the house when I...
Theology of the Body: Love
Here's the final post in Lucia's beautiful Theology of the Body series! After knowing of God's immense love, a woman can go forward with finding out what God calls her to. This response is not immediately one of vocation to married or religious life, but rather a call...
Couch-Surfing with ex-Cons (1)
In July 2015, Aussie former-Dominican Bek Griffin embarked upon a journey across the Pacific to the USA where she visited other former religious sisters from a range of different States and communities and enjoyed some of the very best couch and futon accommodation...
Seeking the Soul
By Cinnamon. One day earlier this month, with a few hours to spare after work, I wandered over to a little university museum in the city. In the first gallery was a modern art exhibition. In the second gallery, late-period Egyptian mummies. In the third, illuminated...
Book Review: A Grief Unveiled
A Grief Unveiled by Gregory Floyd reviewed by Grace. "There is a difference between early grief and later grief. Early grief is acute; later grief is more diffuse. Early grief smacks, stings, punches; later grief is more gentle. Early grief is a stalker; later grief...
First Fruits
By Cinnamon. I'll start with a confession: I've never been much good at Lectio Divina. Or any kind of slow, meditative reading, for that matter. In my community, every time a postulant or novice finished a book she was using for spiritual reading, she was supposed to...
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