The Journey Takes Me Here

10/15/2023

My latest blog

Irishtown Nature Trail, Moncton, New Brunswick Canada The Readings from today’s Lectionary are a treasure as they accompany us in these difficult days. I offer them here in their entirety. Offer yourself the choice to stay with one word, one sentence, one paragraph or one image. Also, I have chose...

09/26/2023

My latest blog.

It has been quite some time since sitting and writing. Part of this time I was visiting friends and family back home. It had been five years since touching base: laughing, celebrating, sharing experiences, meeting new little people that have come into the world since I was last there. It did my hear...

08/12/2023

My latest blog

One of Our Daily Visitors Today’s readings from the Weekday Lectionary are rich. We hear from God in the reading from the Book of Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 6:4-13) a reminder of all that God has done shepherding the people out of Egypt and giving them so much that their hands had nothing to do with...

07/31/2023

My latest blog.

How are each of you doing? … I pray these summer days hold life to the full … I believe my contemplative practice is offering some invitations for me. Perhaps as I share some of this you may find places of entry for yourself. There has been construction going on right under our apartment three f...

07/13/2023

Today's blog.

Just Slow Down and Breathe.

07/03/2023

I invite you to pray with me.

(photo from https://ahearttoknow.com/how-to-explain-the-trinity-to-children-free-printable/) A Litany Creating God … Hear Our Prayer Redeeming God …

06/28/2023

My latest blog. Would love for you to read it and share any reflections you might have.

Photo by Billy Huynh on Unsplash In the last couple of days it feels like the universe is sending me a message. Through time spent with loved ones, various readings and a television show, I was reminded again and again of the place of JOY in our lives.

06/11/2023

I heard part of a conversation on Tapestry recently (A CBC podcast with Mary Hynes, unfortunately I cannot find out who the person was nor the topic!). The person being interviewed was speaking about contentment. She was sharing her experience of living life always looking for the new: the new buy,....

06/03/2023

How is one to be/What is one to do

04/08/2023

Easter Saturday .... That in-between place .... Liminal space .... How are you sitting with this day? .... I remember when I was working in the parish, we would often have adults preparing for baptism which took place at the Easter Vigil on this Saturday night. For their final preparation we would spend a few hours together in prayerful retreat that same morning....

Easter Saturday …. That in-between place …. Liminal space …. How are you sitting with this day? …. I remember when I was working in the parish, we would often have adults pr…

03/31/2023

Photo by Aleksandar Kyng on Unsplash Lent can be a time where we find ourselves focusing on our deficits, our sinfulness, the times we mess up and do not live from our fullest potential. We may give voice to 'Lord, have mercy' .... Today I am reminded that there is room for love in Lent, God's Love personalized and offered to you, and you, and me....

Photo by Aleksandar Kyng on Unsplash Lent can be a time where we find ourselves focusing on our deficits, our sinfulness, the times we mess up and do not live from our fullest potent…