Stuart, Midi, and I spent Sunday afternoon at Gabis Arboretum: Purdue Northwest’s Planty Annex. Julie and I were discussing options for a potential series of prayer/nature walks and she reminded me that Gabis exists. I always think it’s farther away than it is. We wanted to go to the Dunes and hike the Bailey Cemetary […]
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Lindenwood Retreat: Part 2
This is a continuation of the post about Lindenwood Retreat: Part 1 Thursday, April 11: Day Four I prayed Mark 1:9-11. The theme of this day was memory and how we can look back on our lives and see God acting there. In spiritual direction I talked about memories with Sister Joetta and places where […]
One Year Later, Unicorns, Seeds
Well, it’s been one calendar year since I received the sacraments of initiation. What a year! I can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings. I want to take some time and read some of my journals from this time last year. Speaking of reading, one of the unicorn books I mentioned in The Good Friday […]
Chrism Mass, How Communion Feels, Oreos, Prayer for Priests
When I art journaled, I cut out weeks in calendars and painted whatever color the day felt like on each day. For example: If I did that now, these are the colors I’d paint the last few days: Color My Days: Holy Week 2024 Chrism Mass On Tuesday, March 26, I attended the Chrism Mass […]
James Tissot’s “The First Nail”
I come from a family of museum-goers and art lovers. My mother created art in acrylics and stained glass. She also shared her love of art with my sister and I. We watched Sister Wendy’s journey through art on PBS and went to the Cleveland Institute of Art to take classes as part of our […]
Joy Always, Even in Grief
Rejoice Always Today is Gaudete Sunday: day of pink candle and chasuble …. er…. rose candle and chasuble. Day of joy. In Mass today and yesterday, I journaled and was particularly struck by: Isaiah 61: “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me.. I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the […]
Books, Paintings, Faces
One of the books I found at the ETC thrift store on Monday is the New American Bible: Catholic Family Edition reprinted in 1992 by Good Will Publishers, INC. It is nice that the text is larger because I’m at that point in my life where I need reading glasses for small font. Family Bible […]
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