Reflections from Our Directors

by Carolyn Kolovitz Those of us who grew up pre-internet understand the world is much bigger than it seems online. My first glimpse into the vastness of place and possibility happened when I was small and trapped in the front seat of a pickup truck with my mom, dad...

by Karen Treat The king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"  2 Samuel 18:33 I have to wonder why David...

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by Mary Noble Garcia “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”                                                                                                                                  —Frederick...

By JoAnn Campbell-Rice I recently experienced an object lesson in empathy.  One afternoon a directee squinted into the sun as she sat down, and as I adjusted the blinds, it occurred to me I could rearrange the furniture so that she didn’t have to face the window. I’d...

by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde  "Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to God's deepening life in me." - from St. Ignatius of Loyola's Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises I remember turning 40. I sold my...

by Mary Noble Garcia About two years ago I was invited to be a part of a women’s writing group.  My first response was, “Me?  I am not a writer.”  In my prayer I felt a nudge to listen to a very quiet voice that said, “What a great opportunity!”  I was reminded of...

by Susanna Bertelsen Easter Season 2018 welcomes Spring upon the Minnesota landscape with new life and fresh possibilities for renewal.  These colorful daises in full bloom remind me of the energy that Easter promises and the fire of Pentecost’s Spirit.  Today, I...

by Tom Allen On April 14, 2010, at the age of 57, my wife and I were told that she had young onset Alzheimer’s. We totally restructured our lives. Selling our home and moving into independent senior living Entering Julie into an adult day care program Leaving my...