Travels Near and Far by Fr. David May
I’ve been on the road a little more than usual lately. The first half of May I traveled to Calgary, Alberta, with Fr. Kieran Kilcommons...
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Sep
01
Aug
How Tensions Become Blessings – Part 3 by Father David May
This article is the third and concluding one of a series that offered reflections on how the inherent tensions in the Madonna House vocation open...
09
Jun
How Tensions Become Blessings – Part 2 by Fr. David May
Last month I wrote about certain tensions that are part and parcel of the Madonna House way of life. In this article and the following...
11
Apr
Creative Tensions in Madonna House (Yes, We Have Them) by Fr. David May
This year Madonna House Combermere is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its foundation (May 17, 1947). It is a time when we as a community...
14
Mar
The Lenten Desert: A Very Personal Journey by Father David May
For some reason I am fascinated these days by time and what a given moment has to offer. I am not thinking of time as something...
Where There’s the Will of God by Fr. David May
Where there’s a will there’s a way. So the saying goes about the rewards of persevering determination in everyday life. Where there’s the will of God,...
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Dec
Come, Let Us Adore by Fr. David May
The Christ Child teaches us to rest, to abide in his ever greater, divine love for us. How small we are compared to him! How...
13
Dec
He Comes Bearing Gifts by Fr. David May
I just got off the phone with someone learning the art of beekeeping, or apiculture as it is also known. The person I was speaking...
28
Oct
Seek and You Will Be Overtaken by Fr. David May
I seem to have come to another crossroads in my life. Having turned 70 this year and suffering from Parkinson’s now for 11 plus years,...
18
Oct
Did You Love? by Fr. David May
Did You Love? <p> by Fr. David May Just listened to the 8:00 evening news. They still have plenty of items about COVID-19: when the borders...