GUEST POST: In Marguerite Bourgeoys’ Footsteps (2)
Some time after the experience of Sunday, October 7, Marguerite crossed the portal that opened onto the monastery and school of the cloistered women’s community, Congregation Notre-Dame (Canonesses of...
View ArticleFinding God in Every Moment
This past week has been an interesting one for me! Last Tuesday, I set out from Montreal and drove to Ogunquit, Maine where I met up with my cousins from California who were visiting the area. For...
View Article100 Years Young!
The building which houses our present Mother House and General Administration Offices is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To celebrate the occasion, an Open House was held this past...
View ArticleGuest Post: Jeanne Le Ber
The life of Jeanne Le Ber, the first woman recluse in Canada, is extraordinary to me. It is a life which speaks through Jeanne’s mere presence. Would Jeanne Le Ber, who lived from the second half of...
View ArticleThe world is charged with the grandeur of God
I wonder what beautiful, awe inspiring scenes and events moved the poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins to write these words, “The world is charged with the grandeur of God”. Did he marvel in stillness before...
View ArticleLives of the Saints
As I began to pray on Monday morning, I realized that we were celebrating the feast day of Sister Teresa of Jesus, sometimes better known as Teresa of Avila. For a few moments, I sat reflecting...
View ArticleLive Ordinary Moments in Extraordinary Ways!
Incarnational theology invites us to find God in the everyday events of our life. It is easy to write this, but not always so easy to live it. As most of us live our lives in very ordinary...
View ArticleNovember – A Time to Remember …
November in Montreal can be a very dreary month! The temperature drops; rain and wind are frequent visitors. As the trees lose their leaves, a certain barrenness takes over. At the same time, the days...
View ArticleGuest Post: Greetings from Ireland!
I am still amazed that I have been at the Dominican Farm and Ecology Centre in Wicklow since September 8th. Finding the words to describe my experience seems a bit daunting but I so want to send you...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Visit to Troyes – 1957
House where Marguerite Bourgeoys was born via archivesvirtuelles-cnd.org Grand Merci to Sister Marie Azzarello for sharing her interesting, detailed exploration of the various venues associated with...
View ArticleThe Urgent Task of … Living as Intercultural Communities
Recently, I was in St. Louis, MO where I attended the Religious Formation Conference with four other CND Sisters. The theme of the conference was: Rooted in the Mission of Jesus: Reaching out to the...
View ArticleBeing “Visitation Women”
Last Saturday evening our community was alive with joy and laughter as we gathered with two other Sisters who live elsewhere but are attached to our community. We came together to celebrate the...
View ArticleChoose Life
This has been a week of mixed emotions! Firstly, I learned of the sudden death of the husband of a friend of mine. What made the death particularly difficult and unexpected was that the Doctor had told...
View ArticleLiving the Visitation …
‘Visitation’, St. Remi Church, (14th Century) Troyes Greetings from snowy Montreal! Overnight Saturday, our first real winter storm arrived dumping some 30 cm of snow on our city. Contrary to what many...
View ArticleA Visitation Spirit …
On this feast of Epiphany as I begin to write my blog, I want to extend New Year’s wishes to each of you who read my blog. I pray that our Gracious God will bless you this year and that you will know...
View ArticleCelebrating Marguerite Bourgeoys
The weekend one was an interesting one, graced with unexpected meetings and several life-giving Community gatherings. Sunday, January 12 we celebrated the feast day of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys,...
View ArticleThe Glory of God is the [human person] fully alive
Though today is a beautiful, bright sunny day here in Montreal, it is also a very, very, cold one. For the second time this month, the temperature has dropped to -26 C. and that’s not including the...
View ArticleBits and pieces from last week…
Our residence in Sainte- Adèle L’isle verte This has been a very quiet week, touched with sadness by the news of a tragic fire which occurred last week in a seniors’ residence in a small town of...
View ArticleTime for prayer and reading…
Today, I am writing to you from our House of Prayer where I have been since Monday morning. Maison de Prière Notre-Dame is situated about 20 minutes from downtown Montreal in Longueuil, a small city...
View ArticleGUEST POST: Philomena – a Movie Not to be Missed.
This past week Sister Natalie Gannon, CND was telling me about the movie, Philomena, which she had recently seen and enjoyed very much. What is really interesting to note is that Pope Francis actually...
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