Contemplating death
Before us stands a door… a door that draws closer each passing day… A most mysterious door, which simultaneously closes on the world we know and opens us up to Life. Sooner or later, we will all pass through it. […]
At the heart of our lives
Having finished my breakfast, I said to Marianna, ‘I’m off to the chapel.’ She replied in her charming French, ‘Go on, Jesus is waiting for you…’ ‘Yes,’ I replied, ‘I know He’s waiting for me… always and everywhere!!!’ At least, […]
An Ecumenical Heart
This photo really speaks to me! Two friends look at each other with mutual esteem and affection. Two friends who seem to be seeing something deeper; it is as if each of them sees in the other the Presence which […]
Becoming light
I was 18 when I heard the Lord’s voice for the first time. I was studying at the time. It was a lot of work, and I was bored with it. I wanted to get away from my studies by […]
Change of view
Our view on things often requires us to adapt, to change, or to move…It’s a challenge, but it’s also a moment where we can make a new beginning. The Little Sisters of Vienna (Austria) recently had just such an experience. […]
Great in All the Earth
During this month of prayer for creation, here is the testimony of a little sister who shares with us a rather unique volunteer experience… This work, very different from anything she has done before, is a hymn to creation. When […]
The desert will bloom
In 1939 L.Sr. Magdeleine laid out the palm grove at the very first fraternity, in Touggourt, Algeria. She dreamed of soon being able to survive on the dates, plus asparagus and apricots…She wrote to her mother, “Since we talked about […]
Contemplatives in the world
