Sister Doreen’s Reflections This spring, during May, I had the privilege while on holiday in British Columbia, of visiting Associate in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. While in Victoria, we had a meeting of Associates

Sister Doreen’s Reflections A sharing of one of my favorite Canticles attributed to St Clare of Assisi. Some years ago, we were introduced by Brother Robert of the Society of St. Frances to the beautiful

Sister Doreen’s Reflections Transformed by the Transfiguration: we won’t have transfiguration without transformation. I read in the Newfoundland and Labrador Church Newspaper and Bishop Watton’s message the following after he reflected upon our experiences of

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “Now that we have arrived [at the end of July and the beginning of August] no matter where we live, summer brings a certain kind of freedom from care that is unlike

Sister Doreen’s Reflections When I finished the reflection of more ways to pray and thought about some of the list at the end of that reflection, I began to think that one other helpful form

Sister Doreen’s Reflections Knitting or Crocheting or Needle Work “I struggled for years to maintain a regular private prayer practice. I found it difficult to sit still each day in the presence of God. It

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “Life is often so busy and chaotic that even when we do find time to pray, our minds cannot settle and our thoughts drift to stresses and concerns that pull our attention

Since we are all different, it can be helpful to provide different ways to respond to God in prayer: through Scripture, through images, through music, etc. It can benefit all of us to experiment with different