by Linda Cherek | Mar 15, 2022 | Featured Image
“God is present to us at the deepest core of our being…God’s desires for us and our deepest desires are…not opposed but are one in the same.”Kevin O’Brien, The Ignatian Adventure What do you desire? This can be a challenging question for us to discern. Is...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured Image
Ash Wednesday, 2022, reminds me of the three pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving! How might prayer shawls be everyday reminders of God’s love, compassion and mercy? I invite you to consider… While busy with fall closet cleaning at Loyola, I came across...
by Karen Wight Hoogheem | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured Image
In the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to lead the Loving Kindness meditation in contemplative prayer groups. This meditation is especially helpful as we live and respond to ourselves, our communities, and the world during times of conflict and strife. The...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Jan 11, 2022 | Featured Image
Last week, on January 6, we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany! For many Christians this is a familiar Biblical story of how three astrologers journeyed to follow a star to the Christ Child. Thinking about the perseverance of the Magi, I aspire to emulate...
by Linda Cherek | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured Image
In the last few days I have been decorating our tree and house to make it festive and exciting for our grandchildren with lots of Santa Bears, mangers that can be explored and played with, stockings hung on the mantle and placing all the angel ornaments on our special...
