Transformed by the Spirit
Dominican Vision Spring 2008
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Read more . . .
Difficult Work Rooted in Faith
One way to think of the Spirit is Holy Presence on the move. It is the Spirit’s nature to renew, restore, prompt, nudge, until some life-giving change occurs, until transformation happens. The Spirit is arriving always—breathing fire, blowing sacred wind; our part is to notice, to cooperate, and, perhaps, to cocreate. Read more . . .
Close Encounters of the Spiritual Kind
I am a staff member of the Racine Dominican Retreat Program at the Sisters’ motherhouse, Siena Center, on the shores of Lake Michigan. It is a holy place for close encounters. Read more . . .
Transformation: A Lifelong Experience
After a retreat in Spokane, WA, some friends spent several fascinating hours in a gemstone shop. A very dark green gemstone caught their attention, and the sales-lady explained that this jewel was moldavite, the gemstone of transformation. Read more . . .
The Sound of a Call
"And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting” (Acts 2:2). Read more . . .
Transformation . . . What Exactly Is It?
After a retreat in Spokane, WA, some friends spent several fascinating hours in a gemstone shop. A very dark green gemstone caught their attention, and the sales-lady explained that this jewel was moldavite, the gemstone of transformation. Read more . . .
Finding Wisdom
When Sister Mary Nona McGreal, OP, asked me to be Prioress at the Dubuque St. Dominic Villa in the mid-’70s, she suggested I take a few days to pray about it. That night I had a dream! In the dream I was walking through a little park in the summertime. Read more . . .
© Sinsinawa Dominicans 2008
