In Memoriam: Remembering My Friend, Larry by Carol Sejda, Covenant Companion It’s interesting how friendships evolve over time: How acquaintances slowly become important in our… Read More »Weavings Reflection: February 2024
Gifts from My Garden by Carol Sejda, Covenant Companion As we all hunker down during the fallow season of Winter, I am drawn to reflect… Read More »Weavings Reflection: January 2024
God rides Metra, Train 1216 out of Downers Grove by Dave Pfeifer, Covenant Companion Awake from your slumber! Arise from your sleep! I routinely commute… Read More »Weavings Reflection: December 2023
Serenade to St. Francis by John Niemet, Covenant Companion Events that appear to have taken place haphazardly often become a personal spiritual message. They are… Read More »Weavings Reflection: November 2023
Francis: The Troubadour of Goodness by Sister Georgene L. Wilson, OSF, D. Min. It took an indulgence of insightsAnd a mess of memorable momentsTo grind… Read More »Weavings Reflection: October 2023
When God Changed My Script By Sharon Niemet, Covenant Companion When my son Matt graduated from college, he jaunted off to South Korea to teach… Read More »Weavings Reflection: September 2023
My Franciscan Journey By Frank Bucaro, Covenant Companion I was raised in Bartlett, Illinois. I belonged to St. Peter Damian parish. Myself and 5 other… Read More »Weavings Reflection: August 2023
The St. Clare Garden By Shirley Justin-Wolff, Covenant Companion I am not a creative or artistic person, but thanks to my mother’s love of gardening,… Read More »Weavings Reflection: July 2023
Celtic Spirituality By Julie Walsh, OSF, MA One of my early memories from high school was reading a poem in a textbook which spoke about… Read More »Weavings Reflection: June 2023
Finding Mother Clara By Covenant Companion Book Club 2023 This reflection, while telling the story of Mother Clara Pfaender, is also very much the sharing… Read More »Weavings Reflection: May 2023
On This Holy Mountain By Tom Ruggaber, Covenant Companion In August of 1996, along with our youth minister, I accompanied 6 teens to Nazareth Farm… Read More »Weavings Reflection: April 2023
Recalling 125 Years of Devotion By Larry Zengri, Covenant Companion Larry Zengri has had a lifelong devotion to Santa Maria Incoronata, along with many in the… Read More »Weavings Reflection: March 2023
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