Sr. Ellen Francis, OSH

As I write this in the early morning, the sun is just starting to show pink and yellow through the trees on the east side of the convent. One of our Matin hymns is running through my head, “Behold, another day is given for us to journey on towards heaven, when Christ invites us to awake, to work and love for Love’s own sake.”   Today is Shrove Tuesday. At the convent we are preparing for tomorrow’s observation of Ash Wednesday and for beginning our journey through Lent. It seems too soon. It...

One of my friends was a chaplain at University Hospital during the first year of the pandemic. He told me that during that time his...

One time someone called to make a reservation at the convent for a Lenten retreat. A little later, she called back and asked us whether...