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Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places

They sound like opening lines to a conversation any one of us may have with any number of our friends … and, in fact, they are. These are topics that I would readily broach with those I know, love, and trust

Who is the Constant In Your Life?

Who is the Constant In Your Life?

Once, I was teaching kindergarteners a lesson on the virtue of kindness, using a chart with the colors of the rainbow as a visual barometer for the children to see if their behavior was in relationship with Jesus.

Heart Wounded and Open

Heart Wounded and Open

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Heart that was wounded and opened for us; opened that we may enter in. In the Anima Christi we pray: “Within your wounds hide me.” Hide me from what? For what purpose?

Letting Go

Letting Go

So much of our life consists of learning to let go. With or without our consent things happens. Letting go of our expectations, plans, perspectives, thoughts, feelings, memories – letting go

When God Sends Messengers

When God Sends Messengers

When God sends messengers, you never know when and where they’ll appear. With a heavy heart, I put down the telephone and sighed. I knew it was right that I, like the other sisters in my Carmelite community, set myself to the task now ahead of us.

Accompaniment on Life’s Journey

Accompaniment on Life’s Journey

As of late, I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit. The gift of having someone who accompanies you in life through all its ups and downs, through all the processing, through the continuous transitions that seem to be part and parcel to change, growth and maturity

Family Spirit

Family Spirit

When I hear the words “family spirit” so many, many thoughts crowd into my mind. “Family Spirit” is a concept that includes so many things that it is hard to include them all here.

The Journey into Authenticity

The Journey into Authenticity

When I entered Carmel, so many years ago now, something happened. Separated from all that went before, I entered into the great mystery of consecrated life. In Carmel…