By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
To define sin according to what we might remember from our grade school days may not be useful.
That is, despite what we may have been taught, sin is not the result of the devil trying to lure us away from God. (Just recently, one of my preschoolers claimed the devil made him do his misdeed. I set him straight.)
Sin is our own doing.
Listen with your heart … shake off the words … let what’s left set your heart on fire.
Sister Sharon advises us to do so each morning as she begins her talks. Today’s talk was about the stars.
Why should we ponder the stars?
Because they can teach us so much. After all, they are our distant kin. Continue Reading
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
Our annual summer retreat has begun. Silence. Ahhhhh! 🙂
Sister Sharon Zayac, OP, is presenting our daily conferences (talks of about an hour in length to guide our thinking). Her theme: Waking to the Divine in All. Continue Reading
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