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King of Glory, King of Peace

King of glory, King of peace, I will love thee. And that love may never cease, I will move thee. Thou has granted my request, Thou hast heard me; Thou didst note my working breast,

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For St. Hilda and the Reign of god

Yesterday was the feast of St. Hilda of Whitby and tomorrow is the feast of Christ the King. I find myself musing on Christian leadership and the predicament our world is in. It’s often hard

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Thirty Minutes of Silence

On Thursday mornings, we have about thirty minutes of contemplative prayer instead of the usual Morning Prayer service at SSJD. When I first came to the convent, I had never done anything remotely like it.

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Just a Closer Walk with Thee

It occurred to me as I stepped into the Labyrinth that I am at the furthest point away from the centre. If the centre is to represent God, then I was at the furthest point

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The Rule of Life

At times it seems that life consists of scaling cliffs and bridging chasms, bounding moon-ward, leaping mountains, dancing in the star-filled void, while through it all a safety-net of custom, love and promises makes safe

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A Mark of Grace

One of the work assignments I have here at the convent is helping to keep the many music papers organized for chapel services. A few weeks ago I was getting the daily office binders ready

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Learning from Sunflowers

We are so rushed in today’s society that we have little time to stop. Smell the flowers. Watch the wind toss the leaves, observe the squirrels gather nuts, or examine the raindrop that is laying

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Finding Light in the Psalms

Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the undefiled (the upright, truly sincere, and blameless) in the way [of the revealed will of God], who walk (order their conduct and conversation) in the law of

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Walls of Light

We are on week two of the first ever Companions program, and everyone’s still alive. But, my goodness, it has been a significant transition from the university life to the “nun lyfe” (as my friend

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