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Journals and Letters week 20: Drama with the bishop continues
Published on February 20, 2021
Just when we thought things were going well for Mother Theodore “Back Home in Indiana,” things turn sour again with the bishop. I cannot imagine living with that tense and volatile relationship day after day. It must have been disheartening to say the least!
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Ashes from the pandemic fire: a reflection for Ash Wednesday 2021
Published on February 18, 2021
So here we are today with no ashes for our foreheads. Yet it does feel like we are holding a handful of ashes from this past year. We are holding what is left of our lives from this transformation by a pandemic fire. So, I’d like to have us take a moment of quiet to hold in our imaginations these ashes … the experiences of loss, of change, of challenge, of purification, whatever this year has been for you.
Gospel reflection
February 21, 2021: First Sunday of Lent
Published on February 18, 2021
“Let us spend some time this week in thinking about how we can more quickly and effectively walk away from situations that present that temptation.”
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Sigh … it’s Lent again
Published on February 17, 2021
I usually don’t mind the Lenten season; it’s just that I feel as if we’ve been “doing Lent” for the past year! Sigh!
Prayer
Keep it simple, Silly: A Lenten prayer
Kind – one act of kindness each day of Lent.
Identity – once a day for forty days say, “God loves me as I am.”
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Farmers must power through whatever Mother Nature dishes out
Published on February 16, 2021
With the cold and snowy weather now upon us, raise your cup for all the farmers and workers who brave the elements this winter.
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Noticing human trafficking
Published on February 15, 2021
I learned some possible signs of persons who might be in danger: living with the employer, poor living conditions, multiple people in cramped spaces, inability to speak to the individual alone, answers appear to be scripted and rehearsed, the employer is holding identity documents, signs of physical abuse, being unpaid or paid very little.
Gospel reflection
February 17, 2021: Ash Wednesday
Published on February 15, 2021
“Explore a new Lenten tradition that calls to your heart.”
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Journals and Letters week 19: Back home in Indiana
Published on February 13, 2021
Mother Theodore finally arrives at her beloved Saint Mary-of-the-Woods after being separated for nearly a year.
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Permissive attitude toward racism inspires book club
Published on February 11, 2021
“Once you learn this information you cannot un-know it.” Both sisters have a better understanding of systemic racism. Both are motivated to pay better attention to the injustice in our legal and prison system. This experience compels them to acknowledge their own racism and what their part is in contributing to racism.
Gospel reflection
February 14, 2021: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Published on February 11, 2021
“This week, let us all catch ourselves as we notice a need. Instead of responding in duty, let us freely choose to respond in love.”
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