“Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may instruct us in His ways, and we may walk in His paths.” Isaiah 2:3 As I read this verse in the Office of Readings on this Labor Day Holiday, 2010, the words, “Climb the Lord’s mountain” struck [...]
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A Labor Day Meditation
Posted in Reflections, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Name in Carmel – St Elijah
Posted in On Our Chosen Names, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I like many Carmelites was deeply influenced by the stories in the Bible about the prophet Elijah. I always felt a strong attachment to him even as a child. Just recently my family moved from southwestern Louisiana to the Western Slope in southwestern Colorado. Elijah took up occupancy in a group of caves on the western slope [...]
A Reflection . . .
Posted in Reflections, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The beginning of Solidarity is thinking of them daily in my coming and going. Is “His” life passing me by or am I just refusing to keep up? – submitted by LT
My Name in Carmel – The Sacred Wounds of Jesus
Posted in On Our Chosen Names, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At first thought my name in Carmel would appear to be connected with Good Friday. My name was found at the foot of the Cross. In the desire of my soul to somehow ease the pain of Jesus. This gave birth to painting of my soul reaching to touch the wounds in his feet, attempting to in some [...]
St Teresa and Snowflakes – A Reflection
Posted in Reflections, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
St. Teresa spoke of the different levels of prayer as being like the four ways of watering the garden…drawing water from the well, using an aqueduct or water wheel, streams or rivers, and the rain, with the rain sometimes a drop at a time and other times a torrential downpour. As I pondered this, the thought [...]
My Name in Carmel – Our Lady of Solitude
Posted in On Our Chosen Names, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Observed on December 18 in Spanish speaking countries and observed on Holy Saturday in English speaking countries http://www.desertnuns.com/ourlady.htm http://www.wcr.ab.ca/columns/tedfitzgerald/2005/fitzgerald121205.shtml -submitted by CF
Pedro Arrupe, SJ – Falling in Love with God
Posted in Poets & Poetry, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
His very famous poem and a brief bio http://www.goodshepherdcatechesis.com/id19.html http://webpages.math.luc.edu/~vande/pedro.html -submitted by SW
My Name in Carmel – St Joseph
Posted in Feast Days, On Our Chosen Names, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I picked St. Joseph for my Carmelite name because he was a good father. He probably had a lot of patience to deal with the difficult experiences he faced: Mary being pregnant before they were married, having to leave for Egypt to flee Herod’s madness. He worked quietly and was able to enjoy his family in the [...]
My Name in Carmel – Sorrowful & Immaculate Heart of Mary
Posted in Links, On Our Chosen Names, Reflections, tagged Secular Carmelites Grand Junction CO on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a link to an article about my chosen name, the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary. http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/features/somethingaboutmary/sorrowfulheart.asp -submitted by CM
