Meditations
Video Series: Meditating with Zentangle
July 25, 2022
By Kathy Keary
We are going to have fun today! Have you ever heard of or tried Zentangle? It is an active, creative form of meditation where you create beautiful, structured designs whether you are an artist or not.
Family Matters: Summer trips your family will cherish
July 22, 2022
By Lucia Ferrara
Does your family take time away together in the summer? Do you all go on vacation? Staycation? Weekend trips? Day trips? These adventures are important for the entire family.
Discernment Part 1: A Personal Story
July 18, 2022
As a spiritual director, it is not uncommon for people to seek my assistance as they sort out where God is leading them. We all engage in discernment throughout our lives. As we begin a series on discernment, I offer a snippet of my own story.
Video Series: “Underneath a Canopy of Stars”
July 11, 2022
By Kathy Keary
Respond through the arts to a passionately crafted, emotionally charged music video that speaks of satisfying the hunger in our hearts to return to a reassuring sense of God's abiding presence in our lives.
July Taizé: Freedom, sacrifice and responsibility
July 8, 2022
Taizé is an ecumenical, meditative prayer experience using music, chants and scripture. We gather on the first Thursday of every month. The theme for July is Freedom, sacrifice and responsibility.
Out of Contemplation Grows Action
July 5, 2022
By Kathy Keary
As our relationship with God evolves through contemplative prayer, our circle of concern for others widens. We realize that not only are we the beloved of God, but everyone is a child of God deserving of our love. As we draw into deeper communion with the divine, our sense of unity with others is fortified propelling us to action.
Apple Pandowdy
June 28, 2022
By Lucia Ferrara
In honor of the Fourth of July, today we’re making a dessert popular at the dawn of the American nation, apple pandowdy. The origin of this deep-dish pastry with a spiced apple filling can be traced to German immigrants to colonial Pennsylvania.
Video Series: Letting Go as a Path to Freedom
June 27, 2022
By Kathy Keary
Through a guided meditation, you will be encouraged to let go of stifling reactions to challenging circumstances gaining a new sense of interior freedom.
When Your Soul Yearns and Pines
June 20, 2022
By Kathy Keary
In this article, we reflect on the Sacred Word that speaks of divine love, God’s desire to be in communion with us. These are the words our Creator uses in Scripture to tenderly communicate to us.
Family Matters: Teach your children to find God through serving others
June 14, 2022
By Lucia Ferrara
An early Christian writer, Ephraem the Syrian, once said, “The sign that you love God is this: that you love your fellow human being.” That is an important lesson our children need to learn.