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Sister Doreen’s Reflections On May the 6th we keep the Feast of St John. Why did our Mother Foundress choose St John the Divine as our Patron Saint? I imagine that a very simple explanation
Sister Doreen’s Reflections April Anglican Church Calendar theme “All Things Created” reflection. The Message Translation of the Month of April Church Calendar scripture theme: Job 12: 10 “Put your ear to the earth –
Sister Doreen’s Reflections This year the internet comments say that since the very first Earth Day in 1970, millions of people from more than 190 countries worldwide have come together every April 22nd to stand
Sister Doreen’s Reflections “The opposite of play isn’t work; it’s depression. The adult play deficit is becoming a public health crisis.” (Stuart Brown, psychiatrist and play researcher). This was the title of an article I
Sister Doreen’s Reflections “He who binds to himself a joyDoes the winged life destroyHe who kisses the joy as it fliesLives in eternity’s sunrise” (William Blake) This quote of William Blake’s, and the title of
Sister Doreen’s Reflections. Easter thoughts shared in a poem by Joyce Rupp.  “How Did They Know?”  How did they know It was time to push upThrough the long-wintered soil?   How did
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Sister Doreen’s Reflections Palm Branches, Hosanna’s, Welcome – Palm Sunday: the beginning of Holy Week that ushers in the Hallelujah’s of Easter. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday into a city that was then
A Homily for the Feast of St. Patrick and The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine. By Sr. Doreen, SSJD. When we think of Saint Patrick our minds usually go immediately to the holiday, celebrated
By Fr. David Brinton, OGS The secure and peaceful home life today’s gospel predicts for Jesus, Mary, and Joseph began very differently – with the catastrophic circumstances of Mary’s pregnancy during her engagement to Joseph.
The Sisterhood of St. John the Divine is a contemporary expression of the religious life for women within the Anglican Church of Canada. We were founded in Toronto in 1884. Our Mother House, St. John’s Convent, continues to be in Toronto.