Christmas past…
With today's Feast of the Baptism of Jesus we begin Ordinary Time The Christmas Season is behind us on the liturgical calendar but ever present as we meet Jesus and celebrate His presence with us every day. Earlier we posted [...]
A Fresh Start!
God gives us new beginnings every day, but a new year is a different kind of beginning, isn't it? I think of Dag Hammersjold's famous quote: "For all that has been, thanks... for all that will be, yes." That's a [...]
Yesterday’s Over – but Christmas has just begun!
We had a great day yesterday celebrating Jesus' birth with our faith community at Eucharist, at the Liturgy of the Hours with extra singing in a chapel decorated with candles and pointsiettas galore and a lovely little creche (see [...]
Still Waiting – just a few more days
We have started Christmas decorations, but won't do the chapel or dining room until Christmas Eve day. Our Advent Wreath has a timely picture that depicts the scene of those last days before the first Christmas. Anticipation is part of [...]
Happy Birthday, Pope Francis!
Your Poor Clare Sisters of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, join with our brothers and sisters in Christ and people of good will everywhere to wish our Holy Father Pope Francis a very blessed and happy 77th birthday! May God fill [...]
Advent Waiting…
It's the end of the second week of Advent. At Evening Prayer tonight we lit our rose candle on the Advent Wreath to mark the beginning of the third week and to signify our joy that soon we will celebrate [...]