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During the recent Christmas season, Sister Ramona Ewen found a very big gift waiting for her. It was heavy and awkward, and sending out an enticing tendril of goodnes, well-being, and happy wishes from the tight folds of the package. It was from . . .
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Back to topI am reminded of a Christmas card we received one year. It depicted several white lambs which were in sharp contrast to the deep dark bluish green background. They were following, one by one, a path leading to the traditional crib scene far away at the top of the picture. Closer to view was a little black lamb smiling and sniffing a single flower along the way. Reactions to the card varied . . . .
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Back to topMarvelous confusion . . . this phrase caught my attention while reading Julian of Norwich. In her work entitled Showings she writes about the marvelous confusion that makes up our human life in a “wondrous mixture of good and bad”. Julian goes on to explain . . .
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Back to topDid you notice that as we celebrated Christmas we were not allowed to loiter at the stable for very long? In fact the day after Christmas we had the commemoration of St. Stephen, the first martyr. Even the shepherds did not stay admiring the Newborn King very long. Scripture tells us that they “found the baby lying in the manger…they understood…made known the message…and went off glorifying and praising God.” . . .
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Back to topThose of you who are regular readers of my blog installments may recall that this year I used the Jesse Tree to stimulate my Advent preparation. Well, I am happy to report that being a Jesse Tree Sort of Person brought me to enjoy a very blessed Advent leading me to experience a joyous Christmas and . . .
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Back to topMonsignor Charles Pope published his blog “Paradoxes of Christmas” on the web site of the Archdiocese of Washington on December 21, 2011.
After reading it one wonders how the whole of nature didn’t join in the joyous singing of the angels. A heavenly impossibility, unthinkable, and incomprehensible! . . .
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Back to topThe teddy bears at our Rockhurst Dining Room Christmas Tree represent the true spirit of Christmas and the best of our ministries….
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Back to topOn Thurdsay, December 16, the Sisters hosted the annual Christmas party for their employees. They provided ice cream and and all kinds of toppings for making banana splits. Sister Lois handed out employee pins to members of the kitchen staff. Deb Bowers, Carlos Miller, and Mathew Runnoe received 5-year pins. Sister Luella was in charge of the [...]
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