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September 22, 2021
Are you overwhelmed? Do you feel yourself wanting to retreat from reality? I am with you, my friend.…
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September 21, 2021
Chix with Stix, a group of mostly Owensboro area women who enjoy knitting together, returned to Maple Mount on Sept. 20, 2021, to spend time with each other.
The group first began coming to the Mount Saint Joseph Conference and Retreat Center in October 2015, usually twice a year for multiple days. This year they used the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium, but there were plenty of smiles in the group. Here are some photos from their visit.
September 18, 2021
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September 16, 2021
Or, find one in your closet.
Then, wear it on Sept. 30. You'll be showing your solidarity with Indigenous people in the US and Canada on "Orange Shirt Day."
What's that, you ask?
September 16, 2021
“The mess and the beauty are really tied together.” – Joshua van Cleef Season 4, Episode 5 of…
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September 12, 2021
Grandparents Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day. This year, that's Sunday, September 12! While we honor our grandparents every day, take an extra moment to appreciate all the joy and wisdom that grandparents bring to our lives.
September 10, 2021
This vacation week I brought a pile of novels, literary fiction, and mysteries to read. Turns out all I read were the mysteries, from cozy to popular to the more literary variety.
Why? Certainly not because I am enamored of the violent acts that need to be laid out in order to be solved.
Rather, as I reflected on my selections this week, I settled on two reasons: humanity and resolution.
September 9, 2021
Since I began homeschooling my children last year, I’ve felt compelled to raise them as amateur naturalists. We…
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September 7, 2021
Today, for example, I learned that making "ice cream in a bag" with 23 kindergarteners is... too much like randomly pouring milk and water around the room and on oneself.
September 7, 2021
Brescia University hosted an opening reception on Sept. 3, 2021, for the commemorative art exhibit showcasing the art and teaching of the late Ursuline Sister Mary Diane Taylor.
September 7, 2021
When I was in second grade, we learned about palindromes. Already a classified nerd, I was obsessed. For homework we had to bring in three examples of this unique word classification. My list read:
September 5, 2021
... I just came across this video, which I prepared just before our COVID closing on March 20, 2020. I realized I had never had the chance to share it with the primary audience (the School Board) nor on this blog. Sooooo... here it is!
September 5, 2021
“I am,” a new-to-me song by Jill Phillips, speaks deeply to me of the invitation to let God be God. So I did what I do, and made a video prayer.
September 5, 2021
On September 1st we began the Season of Creation which concludes on October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. As we pray for our created world let us remember all those who have died, experienced hardships, and who have lost their home or possessions as a result of the recent hurricanes. The prayer below was provided by Education for Justice. For more information information go to www.seasonofcreation.org.
September 4, 2021
With all happening in our world this past week, from Afghanistan to extreme climate events to challenging events in the lives of some folks I know, this was an interesting time to be on retreat. I don’t think I fully understood, until I got to the spot of grace and beauty that is Mercy by the Sea, how very tired and weary I have been. I wasn’t entiretly surprised, given the past year and a half in the time of COVID. Plus the fact that I just finished a six and a half year term of leadership for my religious community and have started a second term.