sr.christinaosf Posted April 18, 2018 Author Posted April 18, 2018 A Bit of Humble Pie The beautiful, yet humbling words of Psalm 127 came to mind for me this evening. If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor; if the Lord does not watch over the city, in va…
sr.christinaosf Posted April 30, 2018 Author Posted April 30, 2018 Mark Your Calendars for Mother Daughter Days! From the rousing game of spoons, to special mother-daughter time, to prayers and meals with the Sisters, Mother Daughter Days has a lot to offer! We invite you to our annual Mother-Daughter Days in…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 1, 2018 Author Posted May 1, 2018 A Small Start…A New Start Today, we started a new month – it’s May! We hope that means warmer days, green grass, and blossoming trees. I returned Sunday evening from vacation and really “hit the ground ru…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 4, 2018 Author Posted May 4, 2018 The Red Juice Incident When Sister Christina was a postulant and novice, I had the pleasure of being her “on-the job-trainer”! The two of us worked in Housekeeping. As you may guess through Sr. Christina’s blog, surely …
sr.christinaosf Posted May 11, 2018 Author Posted May 11, 2018 Come, Holy Spirit! We have a handy-dandy “cheat sheet” inside one of the shelving cabinets in the back of our chapel, advising us as to when we start those preparatory novenas which we are to pray prior t…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 15, 2018 Author Posted May 15, 2018 W-I-T-H–M-E–A-L-W-A-Y-S Some days just seem to go better than others; some Bible studies with our residents do also. This morning, things did not start off the greatest…I was still not feeling too well; I must have…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 18, 2018 Author Posted May 18, 2018 Not Perfect…but We received some donations of linens a month or so ago, as you may have read in another post here. Sr. Rebecca had asked if we could use any of them for chapel. Some pieces were the right size for…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 22, 2018 Author Posted May 22, 2018 “Sauer Likes Her Sweets” Since first coming to community, I’ve always felt a special connection to and fondness for our dear Sister Carmelita Sauer. Her kindness and sense of humor would make it difficult not to. Th…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 24, 2018 Author Posted May 24, 2018 The Power of a Few Words Lately, I’ve been struggling with a troubling relationship. On top of the difficulty this poses, I was also feeling blamed for something I had nothing to do with. My time of prayer this morn…
sr.christinaosf Posted May 30, 2018 Author Posted May 30, 2018 Back to the Salve Regina Now that the days of Easter are over, we find ourselves returning to Ordinary Time. The altar cloths and vestments are green and we return to some of the “ordinary” hymns. Another way …
sr.christinaosf Posted June 2, 2018 Author Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Good and Busy This morning, I got up and headed over to St. Anne’s before 5:30 a.m. I had been planning to set up what I could in advance for 9 a.m. Mass and have a chance to pray before coming to the fro… Edited June 2, 2018 by sr.christinaosf
sr.christinaosf Posted June 6, 2018 Author Posted June 6, 2018 Hello all! I am going to cut back on posting on Our Franciscan Fiat to once a week. I hope you'll still stop by. Also, if you want to comment here or there in the meantime toward the top, I won't argue. Thanks and have a great night!
sr.christinaosf Posted June 15, 2018 Author Posted June 15, 2018 First Thing in the Morning Last night, I was not feeling well. I know it’s June, but the sore throat with headache and low-grade fever seems to be going around. When I say sore, I mean SORE. My glands have been feeli…
sr.christinaosf Posted June 23, 2018 Author Posted June 23, 2018 Help Me; Help Me!!! Amidst the busyness and long hours of work yesterday, doing my own regular work and then helping train in a new staff person, a little childish fun was one of the highlights. I wanted let the new p…
sr.christinaosf Posted July 4, 2018 Author Posted July 4, 2018 So...I've finally caught on and have done more on Instagram. As much as I'm not a huge fan of social media, you can now find my stuff on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sisterchristinamarieneumann/
sr.christinaosf Posted July 5, 2018 Author Posted July 5, 2018 “Only a Setting on a Clothes Dryer” Things are finally settling back into some sense of normalcy, whatever that is :). After months of frequently filling in for one co-worker or another, I am enjoying a new sense of calm and sanity. …
sr.christinaosf Posted July 13, 2018 Author Posted July 13, 2018 Sister Rhubarb? I just sat down after a busy afternoon, a busy day. Sometimes, I think, I ‘bite off more than I can chew,” to borrow an old expression from a book my dad read to me as a kid. I had cle…
sr.christinaosf Posted July 20, 2018 Author Posted July 20, 2018 “…[I’m] Just Well-Trained!” Yesterday was, indeed, a full day for me at St. Anne’s! Working a full shift at the front desk, while training someone in during part of the day was just the beginning! Toward the end of my …
sr.christinaosf Posted August 5, 2018 Author Posted August 5, 2018 Checking in from Orlando I’m sorry I haven’t been able to write this past week. I am busy accompanying the youth group from my home parish (St. Joseph’s in West St. Paul, MN) on their summer pilgri...
sr.christinaosf Posted August 7, 2018 Author Posted August 7, 2018 “Behold, the Handmaid…” I recently returned from parts south. Having accompanied high-schoolers from my home parish on their ten days summer pilgrimage and enjoying a brief visit with my family, it’s about time I r…
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