- By Melannie Svoboda SND
A good friend recently gave me a book entitled Lore of the Wild Folklore and Wisdom from Nature The author is Claire Cock Starkey and the illustrator goes by the name of Aitch My friend said 8220 I thought you 8217 d enjoy this Melannie You might even use it
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
As most of you know April is National Poetry Month Before this special month comes to an end I 8217 d like to share a few poems with you I suggest you read these poems aloud 8230 and slowly 8230 and maybe even more than once 8230 The first two
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
The Catholic Church has an ancient and venerable tradition that designates the Monday after Easter as 8220 Joke Monday 8221 or 8220 Laughter Monday 8221 It was a day when Christians were supposed to tell jokes to each other in honor of Jesus 8217 resurrection from the dead 8212 when
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Today I 8217 d like to share with you a few thoughts about the Resurrection of Jesus one of the greatest mysteries of our faith These thoughts are gleaned from the Gospel accounts of that very first Easter The first thing that strikes me about the Easter story is how
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
As we enter into Holy Week let 8217 s take a few minutes to answer the question What makes Jesus 8217 sacrifice special I gleaned many of the ideas here from a March 21 2009 column by Father Ronald Rolheiser Father begins by saying it is one thing to love
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Several years ago a priest friend and I were discussing this question What are some of the hallmarks of a genuine Christian spirituality Almost immediately he gave me one 8220 Stay awake 8221 he said We went on to have a great conversation about this hallmark In this reflection I
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
If you 8217 re looking for an autobiography that weaves together great literature fascinating medical science a love story and one that explores the meaning of life then this is the book for you When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi It 8217 s the story of a doctor on
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
I wrote today 8217 s reflection for Give Us This Day March 2023 issue published by Liturgical Press The reflection is based on this past Sunday 8217 s gospel of Jesus encountering the woman at the well John 4 5 42 Dear Sister Thank you Thank you for coming
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
One of the goals of Lent is to deepen our personal relationship with Jesus To help all of us to do this I have once again visited my vast collection of quotations and pulled out some quotes filed under 8220 Jesus 8221 They are from a wide variety of authors
- By Melannie Svoboda SND
Are you a complainer Or do you follow of the rule 8220 If you don 8217 t have something nice to say don 8217 t say anything at all 8221 Do you find yourself avoiding complainers Or do you think complaining can be a good thing sometimes To get help
