Someone once said — Through continued combat with ourselves, we make possible true peace, which includes shared intimacy, honest acceptance of one another, and the mutual encouragement of freedom — not fear, but freedom — in Christ. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S.
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When God gives Himself, he places us in an attitude of waiting. this should be our pervading climate — remembering always that the soul goes through many stages. At each new stage it is illuminated, receiving a light that is always new. At each new stage it is flooded with the light of Wisdom, and […]
As we stumble along God’s ways, we must seek integrity of life, seek humility of life — we will not then be astonished at our own weakness or failures; every form of resentment or discouragement is killed at its roots. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S.
It has long been a wish of ours to find new chairs for our residents’ dining room, and we were fortunate to find some close to home. These chairs are Amish-made and very sturdy — and very comfortable! The cost per chair is $350. We have used 50th Anniversary gifts and donations given in loving […]
In the Third Eucharistic Prayer, we pray, “. . . all holiness comes by the working of the Holy Spirit” — all of it without exception. You and I can plant and water, but “God gives the increase.” Notwithstanding, we must do our part or God will not give the increase. What is our part? […]
We only know how much a person loves us when we have experienced his or her forgiveness. Forgiveness is the self-giving that reaches out beyond all barriers and limitations. We cannot stay far from other indefinitely, any more than we can stay far from God. The possibility of changing our ways is always before us, […]
We are all pilgrims going across the stage of life, each carrying our own cross — if one falters, the whole procession is disturbed. When each one carries the cross gracefully, all proceeds in order. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend, Guide
Communion can be of many kinds. There is a communion which we experience through suffering. God lies hidden in the heart of suffering. When suffering is accepted, He works miracles of redemption at its very heart, miracles of purification and detachment which pave the way for an increase of grace. The hand is the same […]
Remember, Our Lord did not say you will never have rough days, be overstrained, nor feel uncomfortable. But He did promise, “YOU WILL NEVER BE OVERCOME.” Mother Patricia O’Connor Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
+Dear Lord, May I always remember: whatever I do to them I do also to You. May I never forsake Your command, “Love one another as I have loved you.” May my thoughts of others be no longer my thoughts, but Your thoughts. May my love for others be no longer my love, but Yours. […]