A fork in the road
My 94-year-old mother had been living back and forth between the nursing home and the hospital when I got a call at one in the morning from the nurse on her floor. He said that I needed to get there quickly because her vital signs didn't look good. My husband and I sped to the hospital, and I spent...Read full story »
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Remembering that God is with us wherever we go
It's October and as the leaves turn colors before our very eyes, we start to think of hardy soup recipes and starting some winter craft projects. In October, we are reminded of the words of our beloved Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley, who tells us of the coming "frost on the punkins." I'm a gran...Read full story »
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Seeing difficult people through the eyes of God
Sometimes -- let's face it -- there are difficult people in our lives. Sometimes they are aware of how difficult they are making our lives, and, I'm sure, sometimes they are unaware of the injury they are causing. I believe that when difficult people are being, well, difficult, often they ar...Read full story »
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Community: How do we build it?
My son, Michael, was married in New York City in early August, and a week later my husband and I hosted a small reception in Evansville. We invited our current and our former neighbors. As they entered the reception hall, they happily spotted one another, and soon they were gathered at a tab...Read full story »
Monday, September 02, 2013
A wedding in New York: A time to laugh and a time to dance
My mind is filled with a slide show that just won't stop, and it's brimming with happy memories. My son, Michael, married his sweetheart last weekend in New York City, and it was a whirlwind trip to the Big Apple for my Hoosier family. We were tourists for a few days, savoring some time toge...Read full story »
Monday, August 19, 2013
Centering Prayer: Honoring the Holy Trinity
If you believe in the Holy Trinity, you can do Centering Prayer. All it takes is a little practice. Last week, Message editor Tim Lilley wrote about Eucharistic adoration, a prayer form that reveres Christ's presence in the Sacred Host. As I understand it, Centering Prayer honors the Holy Tr...Read full story »
Monday, August 05, 2013
Finally understanding what the Benedictine Sisters were saying
Way back in the fall of 1964, I was a scrawny, scared 13-year-old who was dropped off by my parents at Our Lady of Grace Academy to begin my high school years there. The academy was open to day students and to boarders. I was a boarder. The academy was run by the formidable Sister Irmingard Fritz,...Read full story »
Monday, July 22, 2013
