Creative Musings from the Convent Blog

By Sister Doreen, SSJD One day during the Eucharist we sang hymn # 496 from Common Praise, Anglican Church of Canada. It really is part of part of a poem called “The Elixir “ By

By Sister Doreen, SSJD George Eliot – “Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonize.” When thinking about autumn while sitting on the guest

By Sister Doreen, SSJD The Anglican Church Calendar quote for October is from Ephesians 5:19. “Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from you heart to

By Sister Doreen, SSJD Piglet’s message is one that encourages us to see that a path toward life in all its fullness comes with choosing a permanent attitude, the transformative practice of living gratefully. We

By Sister Doreen, SSJD While watching the baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Santago Tigers there appeared this advertisement: “He gets us. He gets all of us”. And this gave me a

By Sister Doreen, SSJD “Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you

By Sister Doreen, SSJD St. Francis of Assisi told a story: “I once spoke to my friend, an old squirrel, about the Sacraments – he got so excited and ran back into a hollow in

By Sister Doreen, SSJD The Anglican Church Calendar quote during the season of Creation: “You are … members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus

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