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Sunflowers, for Sr. Marie

By Sr. Susanna|2019-10-18T14:23:58+00:00March 5th, 2019|

Petals for the sunflowers for Marie This week, as Lent begins, the sisters plan to decorate Sr. Marie’s room with some very special sunflowers. We are making them by hand, and they will be big, bright, and positioned [...]

So blue

By Sr. Susanna|2019-10-18T14:21:44+00:00February 28th, 2019|

“Nesting bluebirds” by Patricia Pierce is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Normally, we can find suitable words to describe the details of our lives: our experiences, thoughts, feelings, prayers. The English language offers us a rich storehouse of [...]

Joy

By Sr. Susanna|2019-10-18T14:26:27+00:00February 20th, 2019|

Spring flowers in our courtyard What comes to mind when you think of the word joy? The laughter of a baby playing peek-a-boo with you A child giggling and belly-laughing as puppies playfully tumble over her and lick [...]

Dancing With the One You Love

By SrSharon|2019-10-18T14:29:56+00:00February 14th, 2019|

Ocean wave blurred by motion; Hawaii Wall ArtBy: Vince Cavataio Do you remember the first time you danced with the one you love? The moment when you looked into each other’s eyes and realized that you would dance [...]

Mug shot

By Sr. Susanna|2019-10-18T14:32:03+00:00February 12th, 2019|

It’s been a few years since we’ve had a group photograph taken, and now that we have two postulants and a candidate, it’s definitely time for a new one! Group photographs are like the rites of passage that they often [...]

Lasting

By Sr. Susanna|2019-10-18T14:36:45+00:00February 4th, 2019|

Jacopo Guarana (1720 - 1808 ), Three Studies of Hands Clasped in Prayer. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. As Poor Clares, we are called to pray for the needs of others; this is our vocation and a [...]

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