by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Mary Noble Garcia | May 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
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 | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
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 | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Kay Vander Vort | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Kay Vander Vort Each of my four children are now in their 50-’s. I chuckle (inwardly) when I see them squinting at photos on their I-Phones and scrambling for their “cheater” glasses. I remember well how I delayed giving in to eye glasses convinced it was one...
by Barbara Leonard | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Barbara Leonard The book by Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality in the Two Halves of Life inspires a lot of discussion. Father Rohr suggests that most of our western institutions are first half enterprises and this includes the church, writ large. ...
