Combermere Diary by Susheila Horwitz
April, when winter has lost its deadening grip, its power melted away by the sun. April 2020, the time of Easter. In this part of the...
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Apr
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Apr
Why Do You Seek the Living Among the Dead? by Pope Francis
The women bring spices to the tomb, but they fear that their journey is in vain, since a large stone bars the entrance to the...
13
Apr
Notes Near and Far by Julie Coxe and by Renée Sylvain
Maryhouse Yukon by Julie Coxe After arriving here in September as the new local director, I spent my first three weeks going where Maureen Denis (the departing...
13
Apr
If You Spare My Life … Alec Bonacci
On Holy Thursday of 2012, I had my conversion; I didn’t know it was a holy day. It happened when I saw a doctor. I...
Daddy, I Can’t See You! by Catherine Doherty
“I am the light of the world,” said Christ. Because he has come, we are no longer living in the shadow of death. We can...
I Don’t Want to Play! by Fr. Bob Wild
They are like children squatting in the town squares, calling to their playmates, “We piped a tune but you did not dance! We sang you...
02
Apr
I Was Angry, Hurt and Bitter by Ani Marie Hurcum, a former working guest
The clearest memory I have of arriving at Madonna House nearly a year ago, is of stepping off the bus in front of the picnic...
I Was Scandalized by Cheryl Ann Smith
There is one gospel passage that I fought with from my first encounter. It comes after St. Paul described his anguish over the thorn in...
The Poorest of the Poorby Pope Francis
Who are the poorest of the poor? The answer may surprise you. *** In the light of [the loving mercy of God], which is as strong...
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Mar
And Then God Said … by Fr. David May
If you were asked the question: what, more than anything else, has influenced the way you’ve lived your life thus far, what would you answer?...