by Linda Cherek | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is that time of year again and Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year are fast approaching. When someone you love dies the future you thought you were going to have with your loved one is gone as suddenly as his or her life is done. Throughout the year there...
by Karen Treat | Oct 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and...
by Mary Noble Garcia | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Mary Noble Garcia Listening to the sacred story of each person who comes to receive spiritual direction has been both privilege and gift. This gift was given in new ways as I listened to the stories of hundreds of people through my participation in the...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Susanna Bertelsen In July, my daughter and I visited Ellis Island’s Immigration Museum and viewed Liberty Island from the ferry. The Museum Research room offered clues and discoveries to the immigration experiences just about 100 years ago, of both my Italian...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Susanna Bertelsen Decades ago, in the 1980’s, I received a frantic call from my mother in Ohio, who announced over the phone, “Your brother has Schizophrenia. And they put him on Stelazine.” To say the least, at that time, this family news was both...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Liz Kerwin As September approaches I am keenly aware that I will not be returning to Loyola after 35 years of the most blessed and rewarding ministry anyone could hope for. I am filled with gratitude for all of you whose lives I was privileged to share and...
