Hope Rising for Another Go
For a long time, Emily Dickinson’s image of hope spoke to me: “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the...
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Sr. Miriam Elizabeth, OSH
Mar 182 min read
Waited On By Angels
After his baptism in the Jordan river, Jesus spent time in the wilderness, and amid a retreat with harsh temptations, danger and...
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Sr. Ellen Francis, OSH
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Leaning on Jesus
During the pandemic, when we were almost completely in cloistered seclusion at the convent, going out only for the most urgent doctor’s...
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Sr. Miriam Elizabeth, OSH
Aug 31, 20232 min read
The Beautiful in the Terrible
Resurrection happens even as we are swamped by overwhelm, pain and grief. In the garden where Jesus had been laid in a tomb, Mary...
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Sr. Ellen Francis, OSH
May 21, 20232 min read
Newness of Life
One of my favorite prayers appears in a confession in the Compline service: “O God… grant that we may serve you in newness of life, to...
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Sr. Ellen Francis, OSH
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Art as Spiritual Practice
As I write this meditation, I am enjoying a four-week artists’ residency in Summerville SC as part of a three-month sabbatical after my...
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Sr. Miriam Elizabeth, OSH
Dec 10, 20222 min read
Saying Yes
“The Word became flesh and lived among us…” (John 1:14). Amid inflatable holiday characters dotting front yards, trees sparkling with...
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Sr. Ellen Francis, OSH
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Hitting the Wall
Some months ago, just when I thought the COVID trends were getting better and just when I thought I was doing ok and coping pretty well—I...
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