On January 10, 2020 Sr. Mary Eileen celebrated her 100th Birthday. Surrounded by her family and our community we had a beautiful liturgy and party to celebrate. Good Morning and Welcome on this magnificent day when we gather to celebrate the 100th Birthday of our dear Sr. Mary Eileen. To use a phrase our birthday ... Read More
Embracing Contemplative Silence in a Time of Darkness
Today as we begin the Fast of the Order I wanted to say something about silence and prayer. But to be honest when I began to look at texts about silence from Kees Waaijman’s The Mystical Space of Carmel, something didn’t sit well with me. I realized that the silence that has taken place in our ... Read More
The Elevator of Love
These words could have been written by any rock star today; Bono, Bruce Springsteen or even Lady Gaga. Instead our little Thérèse coined the phrase “elevator of love” over 100 years ago. Her suggestion was given to Fr. Maurice Bellière, the missionary with whom she corresponded and affectionately called him “her dear little brother”. This ... Read More