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Posts Tagged ‘freedom’

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

By Melannie Svoboda SND | June 30, 2014 | 0

While in Alabama a few weeks ago, I went to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute with one of the Benedictine Sisters, Sr. Madeline. Notice, the building is not called a museum although…

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A Reflection on Freedom

By Melannie Svoboda SND | July 2, 2012 | 0

What is freedom? I like this definition: “Freedom is nothing else than the chance to be better.”   Why did God give us the gift of freedom? Only for this:…

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About Sister Melannie Svoboda, SND

Sister of Notre Dame, teacher, student, author, speaker, listener, friend, poet, farm girl.

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Each Monday I’ll post a short reflection, a simple musing on some aspect of spirituality— the everyday kind of spirituality that includes things like walking in the park, slicing an onion for the casserole, caring for a child, studying for an exam, reading a line from scripture, laughing at a joke, or mourning a significant loss.

Along the way I welcome your questions, comments and insights too. After all, we’re all in this life—this spiritual life—together!

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