Creative Musings from the Convent

Sister Doreen’s Reflections Advent One Musings: What are we waiting for O Ancient Love? In the new Hymn book published by the Anglican Church of Canada called “Sing a New Creation” there is a hymn

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” (Rabindranath Tagore) Tagore’s quote gave me pause to think that

Sister Doreen’s Reflections God’s Call to Live in Remembrance. Musing today about remembrance and remembering, I called to mind two quotes that began to give me food for thought. One was by Desmond Tutu who

Sister Doreen’s Reflections “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” (Thich Nhat Hanh) One of the landmarks I have on my spiritual journey that I have posted

Sister Doreen’s Reflections October is moving into November. October is nearly over, a month full of holidays and celebrations, of days and nights ushering in cooler days and nights, almost a pause before we begin

Sister Doreen’s Reflections This year the week of prayer for world peace was from Sunday October 15 to Sunday October 22, and it has been an opportunity for reflection on our global world community and

Sister Doreen’s Reflections When the year reaches the beginning of October, we begin to feel a sense of completion and accomplishment, it is harvest-time. Words like readiness, maturity, nourishment – everything is ripe and ready

Sister Doreen’s Reflections The Angel of Laodicea to the Church (Revelation 3: 14-22) The angel of Laodicea who is a faithful and true witness of God holds out a challenge and a gift that call

Sister Doreen’s Reflections The Angel of Philadelphia to the church (Revelation 3: 7-13) The angel of Philadelphia who holds the Key of David, who opens, and no one shuts, who shuts and no one opens

Sister Doreen’s Reflections The Angel of Sardis to the Church (Revelation 3: 1-8) The angel of Sardis who sees right through our lives and our works holds out a challenge of growing in attentiveness and