Forgiveness: A Constant Attitude
Within the last week, a family member made a rude remark to me, someone cut me off in traffic, and I wasn’t as supportive of a friend as I could have been. As always, opportunities for forgiveness abound! Dr. Martin…
Reflection: Growth Takes Time
As we come into the final weeks of another winter season, I find myself imagining what is beginning to happen underneath the ground as Earth prepares to awaken from her cold slumber here in the Midwest. My tendency is to…
Webinar with Pat Bombard, BVM: “Contemplating Our Core Values Through the Lens of Eco-spirituality”
You are invited to join others in taking a contemplative look at BVM core values and direction statements in dialogue with resources from authors writing on ecological spirituality and practices.
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…