ROOTED IN LOVE

My Sustained Lectio Divina  “I pray . . . that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.” Ephesians 3:17  I […]

Aging Gracefully

On a crisp fall night in Dallas, TX in the late 1970’s, I gathered with my grandparents, parents, brothers, aunt and uncle for a special celebratory dinner. I don’t remember if […]

AGING, DECISION MAKING, AND MERCY 

One of the great surprises of aging and retirement for me has been the steady stream of decisions that present themselves. I had imagined it not as a time of […]

Desire, Perseverance, Making Our Way:

Reflections from the Monastic Community Retreat Reprinted from Benedictine Center E-Newsletter, August, 2018  On a Sunday evening in mid-June, the annual Community Retreat began at St. Paul’s Monastery. The Sisters […]