Springtime has arrived, full of sunshine… everyone confined to their own home, we are all living the same reality on the level of Humanity! I am borrowing this prose from an unknown author. It was in the month of March 2020! The streets were empty, stores were closed and no one could go out anymore. But spring didn't know, and the flowers started to blossom, the sun shone, the birds sang, the swallows were soon to arrive, the sky was blue, and morning came early. It was…
At the beginning of April we received an article from Anne Chapell –General Superior- in the middle of a lockdown caused by a coronavirus that has attacked and upset the whole world. The article lead us to reflect on certain elements that stood out for us and gave meaning to what we are living during this pandemic. This inspirational article enlightens and questions us. Yes, COVID-19 has brought chaos to our lives and especially to our schedules. We realised that it is no longer time to be…
In this period of lockdown we live time differently. Sisters have shared with us the way in which they are taking advantage of these unsettled times. (This page is likely to change as the days go by!) ***************************** Lockdown: "Stay home" On the 8 p.m. Saturday newscast on March 14, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced that an emergency lockdown would start on Monday the 16th of March for an indeterminate amount of time. Security health measures are to be respected. Starting with Sunday, March 15, religious services…
"HAIL, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU" It is easy for me to hear this greeting meant for Mary, but harder for me, in these times, to receive such a greeting. It is more likely that I am tempted, like the Hebrews who were complaining in the desert, to hurl abuse at the Lord or in the tough words of the Psalm: "Wake Lord! Why are you asleep?" Psalm 44:23 – "Rescue me from disaster." Psalm 35:17. And yet my faith also calls me…
