Thought for Today

“It might be easy to run away to a monastery, away from the  commercialization, the hectic hustle, the demanding family responsibilities of Christmas-time. Then we would have a holy Christmas. But we would forget the lesson of the Incarnation, of the enfleshing of God—the lesson that we who are followers of Jesus do not run fromContinue reading “Thought for Today”

Thought for Today

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” —Mother Teresa

Celebrate Homemade Bread Day!

I love to cook.  But what I love most are the stories of cooking in the family kitchen, eating at the family table, and sharing food with friends and strangers. Bob says the smell of fresh baked bread makes a house a home.  When his mother made bread it was served with hot cocoa to dipContinue reading “Celebrate Homemade Bread Day!”