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sr.christinaosf
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Else the Journey Will Be Too Long for You”

This morning, I came to Chapel to have some quiet time before starting the busyness of the day. Since I am beginning my turn at planning and reading for liturgies this week, I thought I’d bet…

sr.christinaosf
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6 hours ago, BarbaraTherese said:

Thank you for your post, Sister - and prayer for your annual retreat.

I haven't been able to start- it's been too busy. :(

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6 hours ago, sr.christinaosf said:

I haven't been able to start- it's been too busy. :(

Sorry to read that - I hope an opening will be available for you very soon and prayer that it will.

sr.christinaosf
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You—Follow Me!

Amidst distractions and a wandering mind, my time in chapel was, nonetheless, fruitful. I started with the daily Mass reading from Ezekiel about the dry bones.  (I only realize now that today’…

sr.christinaosf
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“To Every Thing There is a Season”

Harvest time is definitely here!  There’s no mistaking that around St. Anne’s the past few weeks! We’ve had a lot of cucumbers and a fair number of tomatoes donated, as well as so…

sr.christinaosf
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A Day to Celebrate

I was grateful to be invited to accompany three of our Sisters from Hankinson to the celebration at the Church in Pembina; 200 years is a long time! There were many parishioners, priests, and other…

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sr.christinaosf
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…A Time to Plant…”

For those of you who were reading this blog last September, my use of the phrase “plum full” should be familiar.  Some residents and I pitted many small plums from Sr. Rebecca’s n…

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Prayer for your little trees over winter, Sister.  Congrats on a successful seeding.

sr.christinaosf
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Geographically Challenged

I’ll part here from posts of a more spiritual and (hopefully) inspirational nature to share a little antidote which you may find humorous. (Some good might as well come from my being “g…

sr.christinaosf
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Hymning a Hum

On special Franciscan feasts (like today’s), we use a little reddish supplement to Christian Prayer for our Liturgy of the Hours.  However, the hymns in this book are not accompanied by music…

sr.christinaosf
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“Just Don’t Lose Your Sole!”

Last night, I went into my closet, brought there by the falling snow flakes outside (in early October, no less). I had received a pair of heavy-duty shoes, donated some months back, and had stowed …

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sr.christinaosf
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Cool Brains!

Recently, I’ve been “brainstorming” and starting to work on a letter to go out from St. Anne’s.  I have become heavily involved in this project in my time here. However, whe…

sr.christinaosf
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O Salutaris

This morning before and after Mass, we were privileged to take part in the beautiful hymns for Reposition and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. This beautiful rite, including Benediction and The…

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sr.christinaosf
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“For All the Saints”

This morning at the end of Mass, when I saw the “5” up on the number board next to the hymn number for “For All the Saints,” I wondered to myself how many verses there were …

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sr.christinaosf
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Hooded Minion?

Having never seen the movie, Despicable Me, I know very little about the now-famous “minions.”  I know the term now usually refers to little fanciful creatures, but that’s about i…

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