On Wednesday, July 15th, from 9:30AM – 1:30PM EDT, Anne Kertz Kernion will present The Neuroscience and Spirituality of Self-Compassion: Caring for Ourselves in Unsettling Times virtually via Zoom at The Center at Mariandale. “We need to care for...
Weddings are moments of celebration and revelation. On that day, many will learn that the couple has a piece of music they call “their song.” And, for the first time as a couple, they will dance to their song before all present. Through their song all will know them...
If there ever was a time to feel like things are falling apart, a pandemic sweeping the world into quarantine and economic strife would be it. In difficult moments such as this, Dominican Sister of Hope Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP revisits one of her beloved texts: When...
Image c/o Kerry O’Shea Gorgone In this time of quiet, social distancing, and isolation in the cocoon of my living space, I wondered what am I spinning around myself? Is it fear . . . disbelief . . . vulnerability to the reality of our natural journey? Am I...
What a surprise to see an episode recently on CBS-TV’s Sunday Morning about our 21st century versions of Victory Gardens. For those too young to remember, the idea of Victory Gardens was born as World War II approached, to urge people to grow rather than to buy food,...
Our personal and social worlds have been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am thankful to still have my health, but the loss of community and routine due to social distancing and isolation has been troubling. When I go through periods where my world is shaken, I...
