Reflections from Our Directors

Let There Be Peace…

Peace… we desire it; we pray for it, we look for it and then we discover it is within each of us. We are created to be a peaceful presence in the world. Sometimes it just takes the journey to recognize that what we have been seeking, we have already been given, the grace of peace.

Starting Again

Starting Again

Having experienced decades of winters here in Minnesota, I really enjoy the vibrancy of spring. The last two months of trees budding, crocuses blooming, and grass greening, shouted, “Life is here!” This spring has been especially life-filled as the winter of the...

Encountering Mary

Encountering Mary

Years ago, a chance encounter in an antique store ultimately led to a reclaiming of my spiritual roots and a deeper relationship with the Divine. The encounter was with Mary, aka the Blessed Virgin, or rather, a simple unpainted ceramic statue of a young woman that...

Living Life More Fully

Living Life More Fully

Contemplating our death…doesn’t have to produce anxiety or fear – it can, in fact, allow us to live life more fully….to live each day with more love, gratitude, and humility and with the hope that…we will have as few regrets as possible.