Archive for September 2017
Meeting God through the Back Door
When I visit a church, I go through the front door. But God can easily be met through the back door. Just knock and yell, “I know You’re home.” God has millions of back doors: lakes, trees, mountains, turtles and turkeys, pears and plums, sand and stone, eclipses and hurricanes, beaches and boulders, sofas and…
Read MoreSeptember Morn
Sun no longer wakes me, Just faint light of a new day. Electric light needed, but still Housecoat of summer Cotton suffices. First snirkle of brewing coffee, Brain directed on day’s agenda, While warm cascade flows over lathered head. Hot washcloth springs soul to remember “Good morning, God!” Toothbrush, too, pushes aside slumber. Mug in…
Read MoreThe Sorrowful Mother Shrine
Recently three of us Sisters of Notre Dame drove to Bellevue, Ohio, to spend time at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine. We attended the liturgy outdoors at 11:00. Then in the afternoon we walked the pathways lined with the Stations of the Cross and many statues of saints. I was impressed by the variety of saints…
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