By Sister Doreen, SSJD In the Liturgical calendar, Anglican Church of Canada, the beginning of September is marked as ‘the beginning of the season of creation’. The scripture quote: “You are … members of the household
By Sister Doreen, SSJD “Each of us is a dancer in this cosmic dance. Each being, each human alive today is here to participate in the creative adventure that is the universe. There can be
By Sister Doreen, SSJD The Anglican Church calendar quote for August: “For it is God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the
By Sister Doreen, SSJD August 15th is the feast day that commemorates Mary at the end of her earthly life: as the collect indicates (BAS page 419). “O God, you have taken to yourself the
By Sister Doreen, SSJD As I looked at this picture of my nephew Mark and his son Nolan, I found myself thinking of how important it is to be able to share life with someone
By Sister Doreen, SSJD It was Jesus’ custom to go to a quiet place to pray, and on this occasion, he took three close followers Peter, James, and John. There they saw Jesus transfigured before
By Sister Doreen, SSJD “I wish I could say everything in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end.” Leonard Cohen. Occasionally, quotes pass
By Sister Doreen, SSJD “Standing on the shore of the river flowing, damp, sad, letting the winds of healing from the eastern lake heal me, so I can look my neighbour in the eye. So
By Sister Doreen, SSJD Jane Tomaine in her book St. Benedict’s Toolbox wrote: “Ever since I was a child, one of my favourite pastimes is working on jigsaw puzzles. As I find each piece and
By Sister Doreen, SSJD The Anglican Church of Canada quote for July: “And wherever the river goes, every living creature that swarms will live, and there will be very many fish, once these waters reach