Paying it Forward A few weeks ago, I read of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenwood, Ohio, where senior pastor, Heidi Johns and associate pastor, Alex Hoops included a surprise for parishioners attending their Sunday services. One member from each family in attendance was invited to come to the sanctuary and pick an envelope at random. Inside... Continue Reading →
Mohican the red timber wolf among the retreatants (Mary Ann Flannery) We were gathered outside Living Waters Spirituality Center in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, anticipating something amazing as part of our week's retreat on "The Open Mindset and the Gift of Seeking." Seated in a circle and watching a torrid July sun fall slowly behind the Great... Continue Reading →
Charity Sr. Helen Therese Scasny examines a frame from her beehives. (LouAnn Rossi On any given summer morning, just as the sun slowly emerges from the eastern edge of our backyard, Sr. Helen Therese Scasny's beehives stir with activity, launching the day's agenda: foraging, pollinating, cleaning, communicating — all in the service of survival and,... Continue Reading →
“None of us can’t take a detour in spiritual growth blaming it on the distractions of the present milieu.”
In All Things Charity 