Posts Tagged ‘Reflection’
“Ensouled Animals” by Dawn Carrillo
I recently read this passage by theologian and Franciscan sister, Ilia Delio. It came to me at a time when I have been watching the decline in and nearness of death for our family dog, Frodo, a best friend, brother, confidante, and constant companion for my 18-year-old son, Gabe, for most of his life. Many…
Read More“There Lives the Dearest Freshness” by Jim Smith
I work in an industry that is regularly pummeled in media op-eds, especially during the last year and more of a disease pandemic. To read these perspectives is to be given a picture of the industry’s employees as uncaring and unqualified. To the contrary… To spend any time in the vast majority of this industry’s…
Read More“A Morning Meditation on Winged and Great Lumbering Things” by Warren Bradbury
Last evening, a perfect warm and breezy time, Jackie and I looked at the bird feeder, still mostly full and apparently deserted even by the acrobatic squirrel who manages to get her licks in.
Read More“Carried into the Harbor of Light by Centering Prayer” by Lezlie Oachs
“Let no one who has cultivated the practice of contemplative prayer grow discouraged and say, ‘If I end up reverting to my old ways, it would be better for me to give up prayer altogether.’ I believe things will get worse if the person abandons prayer and refuses to quit his bad habits. But if…
Read MoreTaizé Prayer Service by Dawn Carrillo
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Center for Spirituality and Enrichment! This past summer, I had the lovely privilege of supervising a graduate student from Saint John’s School of Theology in Collegeville, MN while she worked on her field education. Her name is Katie Jonza and she is studying for a degree in…
Read MoreEvening Meditation by Dawn Carrillo
November is a special month for many reasons…the end of the harvest and the celebration of its bounty, the definitive change in light, the movement of fall toward winter, and in the church, the remembrance of the saints and all those who have passed through the veil before us. For me, it is a time…
Read More“The Blessing of the Geese” by Dawn Carrillo
As for many, morning walks have been my lifeline and place of grounding during the Covid-19 pandemic, bringing me perspective and a sense of peace in the midst of a turbulent world. The natural beauty of the Duluth area offers me a glimpse of God—and, therefore, hope—every time I step out of my door. Recently,…
Read More“Viewing the coronavirus crisis through a Benedictine lens” by Judith Valente
A friend of mine describes the deadly coronavirus scourging the world as a “spiritual earthquake”. It’s tempting to think of the virus as some mad terrorist rampaging across the globe wreaking death and destruction wherever it goes. I prefer to think of this pandemic as a time of reawakening –
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