by Linda Cherek | Jun 29, 2022 | Featured Image
As I was exploring resources from my formation program, I found a real treasure I wanted to share with you. It is both Aramaic (A), the language most historians believe the historical Jesus spoke and Greek (G) translations of the Beatitudes. I find them rich and...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Mar 7, 2022 | Featured Image
With the first day of Spring , 2022, fast approaching on March 20, I want to celebrate the downward trend of the Pandemic! Yet, the news of suffering across the globe on radio, television, internet and smartphones, filled with doom and gloom, only serves to deepen my...
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 Kay Vander Vort | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured Image
It was just an ordinary Monday in January, freezing and icy outside. I was feeling sad and a little lonely (perhaps the January blahs) after all the excitement and connection with friends and family that I had so enjoyed during this past Christmas season. I decided to...
by Linda Cherek | Nov 16, 2021 | Featured Image
Thanksgiving is upon us and then Advent and Christmas will follow. This time of the year offers us an opportunity to reflect, remember and reassess many aspects of our life. We think of gratitude during Thanksgiving, all the parts of our life for which we are...