The term “unfinished symphony” comes from a quote by Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner: “We are always playing the incomplete symphony of the glory of God and it is always only a dress rehearsal. But all the hardship, the always incomplete reform is not in vain, not...
When I get up in the morning, I look out my window and experience the vastness of the ocean, at times the sunrise, at times the clouds hiding the sun, at times, rain or snow (not too much this past winter).! Whatever the experience, it is a sign of HOPE. God is here...
“All hope is outrageous” declared the retreat master, and he went on to quote Jack Kerouac’s poem. I didn’t catch all of it; I was too busy with Isaiah versus Kerouac in my mind. “Outrageous” and “crazy” seemed appropriate to the times and my present situation. Here I...
First and foremost – Happy Anniversary, Hope And so let us put ourselves in the hands of God and pray our remembering. Yes our prayer is an act of remembering, but not for the sake of nostalgia, but for the sake of encountering the grace of God given and received over...
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...
