I was yearning to see in person each of my 16 grandchildren – 9 of whom live in the Twin Cities, but the other 7 live out of town.
Pilgrimage
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Kay Vander Vort
Enduring Wisdom
Discernment is fluid; Ignatius’s mission was to provide exercises to develop the habit of living a discerning life.
Re-visiting Prayer
I wanted to have a prayer life as vital and intimate as the people interviewed in the aftermath of the trial.
Maybe it’s a Good Time for a Personal Directed Retreat – AT HOME
Withdraw from ordinary life to reflect and deepen your spiritual life, and to refresh, rekindle and revitalize your relationship with the Sacred.
Christmas 2020 – Bah! Humbug! Or Merry Christmas?
My mother loved Charles Dickens. When I was in 6th grade she read to me A Tale of Two Cities. The beginning lines have stayed with me and remained relevant all my life;” It was the best of times - It was the worst of times”. When I was in 8th grade our shared...
Pandemic Fatigue: A Practice that Helps
We are in the eighth month of living with a declared Pandemic in the United States! By now we are well versed in the protocol; wear a mask, wash your hands, social distance and avoid indoor gatherings. Even as we wear masks and stay safely at home,...
Be Not Afraid
On March 13, 2020, a national emergency was declared concerning the Covid 19 outbreak. For the next week I devoured a constant stream of news – all related to the virus. On March 30, I woke up at 5:30 AM in order to go grocery shopping at 6:00 AM the...
2020 JUSTICE: Reading & Viewing List with Introduction
READ / VIEW PRAY SHARE “What can I do?” “I feel so helpless!” These are common thoughts of many of us who are not in essential services in the midst of three crises: COVID-19;...
Practice Gratitude for the Good in your Life
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart” -French proverb You may be puzzled at the picture that introduces this article; a pile of disorganized and random pictures and boxes on top of my dining room table. This was my early response to “what am I going to do...
Lent and COVID-19
Since I was a child Lent has been a time to focus on some aspect of my life that needs improvement, discipline or at least attention. When I was young I gave up a candy (never made it through the whole 40 days); several years as a young adult I attempted daily mass;...
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