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A Typical Saturday in the Novitiate
“The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” Psalm 118:22. These familiar words from the Liturgy of the Hours came back to me one quiet Saturday afternoon while watching a movie. In these moments, I need to take a breath, slow down and fight to calm the triggering thoughts of unwanted anxiety. I…
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The Sterile Form
After a sleepless night of tossing and turning I find myself sitting on the hospital bed in a daze. The familiar smell of the crisp, stiff white sheets floods my nostrils and the only thing I feel is numb. A crew of different nurses and personnel passes in and out of the room asking me…
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Strong as a Pawn
Remember when you were in your senior year of high school, feeling like you were on the brink of adulthood, ready to go out and face the world. We thought we had the answers to everything, but as we approached the 20th reunion, we realized just how wrong we were. We were mistaken because life…
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