As we are called to see ourselves and each other as earthen vessels that hold God’s presence and bring God’s gifts to the world, so too, this very world and all that is above, around, and within it are earthen vessels — just as easily shattered, just as much in need of our loving attentiveness and support. May our hands align with God’s in caressing and shaping these. Together we proclaim: We, and all creation are...
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Abbey Of Gethsemani Trappist, Kentucky The Abbey of Gethsemani is a school of the Lord’s service, a training ground for brotherly love. Following Christ under a rule and an abbot, we Trappist monks lead lives of prayer, work, and sacred reading, steeped in the heart and mystery of the church. The Abbey is a monastery in the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), part of the body of the Roman Catholic Church....
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Marillac Center Leavenworth, Kansas Built in 2003, Marillac Center, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, is located on the Mother House grounds, within a natural landscape of lovely trees, spacious parkland and fields, walkways and lively fountains. As a retreat and spirituality center, Marillac strives to create a place of quiet beauty and peaceful reflection which nurtures the inward journey in response to the Divine...
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I feel as though I have been being built all my life. At first, clearly, it was God doing the building. But as his absolute nature of being the Builder diminished and I was left, more and more to participate in the process, I became, understandably, increasingly doubtful of who I am. Sometimes what I was working on mystically would come crashing down so hard that I thought I was at the very beginning of my flight into the world,...
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Congregation of the Humility of Mary Davenport, Iowa The Congregation of the Humility of Mary, is a contemporary religious community of women based in Davenport, Iowa. Like the woman in the gospel who lights a lamp to search for lost treasure, we seek the will of the Spirit in the signs of the times. Motivated by compassion and justice, we give ourselves wholeheartedly wherever the needs are greatest. We invite you to learn more about...
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