Posts Tagged ‘peace’
Building Bridges of Peace
The date was December 9, 1967. The occasion was the Veterans Day remembrance ceremony in Missoula, Montana. Attending the ceremony was Dan Gallagher, a demolitions specialist, who had just returned…
Read MoreFor Advent, I Wish You Peace!
It’s Advent, that time of the year when we are invited by the Church to slow down and ponder the great mystery of God’s presence in our midst. But let’s…
Read MoreThree Wishes for Easter: Peace, Joy, and Surprise!
This Easter I wish all of you (and myself!) these three Easter gifts: peace, joy, and surprise. I wish not only that we might receive these gifts personally, but also…
Read MoreA Few Spoonfuls of Soil from South Korea
In 2004 I attended an international meeting of the Sisters of Notre Dame in Inchon, South Korea. I spent a month there with about 40 Notre Dame Sisters from all…
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