Sr. Miriam Therese Winter, in one of her songs, “Breath of God,” shares some very potent thoughts. The words go like this: Blow through us breath of God Like a pipe, like a reed, like a flute, Making melody, the Cosmic song in us Breath of God… Breath = Life! How powerful is God’s breath … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Sunday Reflection by OSF Associate Jane Schaefer
Reflection for July 22, 2012 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Jeremiah 23: 1-6 Second Reading: Ephesians 2: 13-18 Gospel: Mark 6:30-34 Reflection As we experience these dog days of summer is there any better time of the year to get away and retreat into a place and space of our own choosing? The sun shines brightly, the … Continue reading »
“Queen Anne’s Lace” by S. Sharonlu Sheridan, OSF
When she was a child, my friend, Lois, had a much-hated chore; on Saturdays, she had to pull all the weeds from the shallow ditch at the edge of their property. Most of the “weeds” were Queen’s Anne’s Lace. You can imagine why, as an adult, she was horrified to see the tables in the … Continue reading »
Sunday Reflection by S. Norma Rocklage, OSF
Reflection for July 15, 2012 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Am 7:12-15 Second Reading: Eph 1:3-14 Gospel: Mark 6:7-13 Reflection In words of deep mystery and challenge, St. Paul reminds us of our awesome vocation to which we were called even BEFORE the world was made to reveal the presence of God’s tremendous love by our ordinary, … Continue reading »
Vacation Thoughts, a reflective prayer by S. Karla, OSF
God of all activity, in your wisdom, you’ve given us a very energetic world. Our minds and imaginations are all instruments that enable us to find you in quiet, prayer, and activity. Yes, just now, that gift of imagination took my mind on a ferris wheel ride. I was caught up in all the times … Continue reading »
Antennae, by S. Sharonlu Sheridan, OSF
Before cable television there was the antenna. Some of us may remember rabbit ears on the TV set that we twisted and adjusted and even added foil to so that we could get a good picture. Then the super antenna came out. This took care of clarifying the picture, adjusting the color and sharpening the … Continue reading »
Prayer for Rain, by S. Karla Barker, OSF
Text: Loving God, there are times when the discomforts we experience, as we do now with the drought and heat, can be a reminder to us of our dryness in prayer and our relationship with you. The drought we allow in our heart can only be watered by our turning to You, our Creator. We … Continue reading »
Pearls, by S. Sharonlu Sheridan OSF
Something I have known since my school days was just brought back to me by an article I read. It was called June’s Gem, and it was all about pearls. When some kind of irritant (a piece of sand or an insect) gets into the shell of the mollusk, it does not try to get … Continue reading »
