All is Sacred
Our 2021 BVM Assembly ended with the gathering of all our thoughts and prayers for our future into two directional statements (DS). In DS1 we commit ourselves to living more profoundly into the mystery of God and more consciously into…
Wisdom Sharing: Hummingbirds by Marilyn (Claudia Mary) Wilson, BVM
As we reflect on the presence of Divine in all, Marilyn Wilson, BVM from Sunnyvale, Calif., shares: “Every day during spring and summer and sometimes into the fall, during lunch and dinner, I gaze at our small but very active…
Wisdom Sharing: Divine Encounters by Associate Suzanne Wright
Divine Encounters Ours is the delight of drifting down slides. Ours is pendulous pattern of a swing. Ours is the precarious perch at the summit. We embody the circle of life. We join in the circle of friends, We unite…
New Year’s Eve Day of Reflection: While Earth Keeps Turning, We Live Into the Light
Join BVM sisters and associates for this time of prayer and quiet contemplation as we remember what has been in 2022 and transition into something new in 2023. Pope Francis has called us to a deeper awareness of our interconnectedness and…
Wisdom Sharing: The Sweetest Song
BVM Carol Spiegel’s physical therapist suggested this song for relaxing into pain. Take a walk among the birds. How do natures’ songs ease your pain, your anxiety? The Sweetest Song, dedicated to Peter Sakas our beloved bird veterinarian of 40 years.
Wisdom Sharing: Voices of Nature
How does nature speak to you when you take a walk or look out the window? A couple weeks ago I was walking with our dog in the early morning on a tree-lined fairway. It was a calm morning, and…
Bird Song by Mary Jean Ferry, BVM
Listen, breathe, give thanks for natures’ sounds Bird Songs Listening to the call of nightingales on an authentic recording Breathing and thanking Listening to a colophony of bird songs played by the Dubuque Symphony Breathing and thanking Listening to the…
Gift Giving
How might this season of gift giving look different? Laudato Si’ calls us to a new lifestyle based on Gospel values and care for all of creation. As we enter this season of Advent and preparations for celebrating Christmas how…
BVM Prayer of Gratitude For Creation
Join us to give thanks to creation for its many gifts. BVM Prayer of Gratitude for Creation
A New Mantra
“Make every day a Thanksgiving Day, make every day an Earth Day.” Human beings cannot survive longer than a few minutes without oxygen. The oxygen we breathe comes from the photosynthetic processes of trees, grasses, and other plants on land…