Weavings

A Poet’s Prayer By Georgene L. Wilson, OSF, D. Min. Poetry is a SYMBOLIC language!!!! The entomology of the word SYMBOLIC is: “SYM”, like symmetry,… Read More »Weavings Reflection: February 2023

The Virtue of Courage by Connie Gaul, Covenant Companion I was looking through the web when I came across a site that helped lift my… Read More »Weavings Reflection: January 2023

Toward a Flourishing Future Haikus – Part 2 of 2 by Mary Ellen Durbin, Covenant Companion I have practiced daily meditation for more than 35… Read More »Weavings Reflection: December 2022

This Reflection Has Gone to the Dogs… and Cats… and Birds! Part 1: Wheaton Franciscan Pooches Wheaton Franciscans have a long history of sharing their… Read More »Weavings Reflection: September 2022

A Call To Serve by Naomi Hroncich, Covenant Companion I live in a Retirement Community in Geneva, Illinois. In the early phase of the Pandemic,… Read More »Weavings Reflection: August 2022

Sharing God’s Presence by Sister Julie Walsh, Wheaton Franciscan for 67 Years Recently I found two incidents most interesting in my life. First was when… Read More »Weavings Reflection: June 2022

Unexpected Surprises: Part 2 by Sister Alice Drewek In 2021, the border between Canada and the U.S. opened in early September. I packed my bags… Read More »Weavings Reflection: April 2022

Unexpected Surprises: Part 1 by Sister Alice Drewek Every summer for the last ten plus years I have been traveling to the Algonquin Highlands in… Read More »Weavings Reflection: March 2022

Icon Gazing – The Good Shepherd By Carol Sejda, Covenant Companion Praying with an icon is a new experience for me, but since the days… Read More »Weavings Reflection: February 2022

Growing Into Peace by Karen Diersen, Covenant Companion Although I should have expected it after four years of declining health, when my sister Mary passed… Read More »Weavings Reflection: January 2022

Christmas Presence By Joanne and Dave Pfeifer, Covenant Companion The smell of baking cookies is a childhood Advent memory that both of us share. For… Read More »Weavings Reflection: December 2021

Mourning Those We Have Lost By Carol Sejda, Covenant Companion Losing a loved one through death causes a deep aching and sadness in our hearts… Read More »Weavings Reflection: Nov 2021