Posted in Recovery, Spirituality on 30 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
I heard an excellent homily today on the gospel of Jesus appearing to the disciples when Thomas was not present. Why did Thomas need to see the wounds in order to believe in the resurrected Jesus? Perhaps it is all about personal connection… I know it is true for me that my deepest moments of [...]
Posted in Feminism, Recovery, Spirituality on 15 February 2008 | 1 Comment »
First, Happy Belated Valentine’s Day…it was almost gone before I remembered it. A friend and I went out to dinner, and I was wondering why there were so many people out on a Thursday night…DUH…
I’m up to my eyeballs in conference paper acceptances and rejections…and am leaving tomorrow (or should I say today, since it [...]
Posted in Nun, Recovery, Spirituality on 23 December 2007 | 4 Comments »
I may have mentioned earlier that my CLC community is making the Spiritual Exercises in a communal format this year, and our guides have planned our journey so that the past couple of weeks have been spent contemplating the birth of Jesus and the events leading up to that. In the whole picture, I found [...]
Posted in Random thoughts, Recovery on 18 December 2007 | No Comments »
First, I have to wish a happy birthday to my Mom, who turned 75 today…I’m a quarter-century behind you, Mom, and I never seem to catch up…
The end-of-the semester push has had me hopping, but I finally submitted my last set of grades on Monday, and then took the afternoon off to have lunch and [...]
Posted in Recovery, Spirituality on 26 August 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m pretty exhausted this evening, having just returned from a lovely weekend near Cincinnati with kindred spirits from some other religious orders, driving directly to a picnic where I was to meet the people who belong to the Christian Life Community group I’m joining, and then to the once monthly 12 step meeting for women [...]
Posted in Recovery, Spirituality on 28 July 2007 | 4 Comments »
It has been a while since I have made any reference to the wisdom of 12-step recovery programs, and I found myself reflecting on how grateful I am for how my life in community and in recovery have unfolded as one and the same. I was sharing at a meeting this morning that before I [...]
Posted in Catholic, Nun, Recovery, Spirituality on 11 January 2007 | 2 Comments »
If you check the comments on this blog, you’ll notice that I had an exchange with Stacey, who believes that God is calling her to religious life. It calls to mind the dance with God in which I sometimes find myself. “Do you REALLY want me to do that?” … “Well, I can’t do what [...]
Posted in Recovery, Spirituality on 20 December 2006 | 3 Comments »
No, it’s not a rhetorical question…I invite you to share what it is you might be reading (or have read) that makes your heart glad and/or your soul sing. Perhaps I’ll make a sidebar item listing your suggestions…
The sun was shining today, and I decided to spend a little time outside. I also wanted to [...]
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