WARM GIFTS FOR COLD WINTER DAYS
Congregation de Notre-Dame Associates and friends from Stamford, CT recently used their knitting talents to gift others. Hats, scarves and mittens were made and given to students who attend Children’s Community School (CCS) in Waterbury, CT. Stamford Associates Kitty and Candice met Associate Ellen from Waterbury for a “visitation lunch” before Ellen delivered the homemade gifts to CCS. Children from CCS truly loved their new winter accessories!
The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God: An Emerging Chapter for Religious Life, Science, Theology, and Mission by Laurie Brink is an excellent book that builds on the work of Teilhard de Chardin and the New Cosmology. Laurie proposes a reframing of the concepts like “original sin” and “redemption” and creates the space to reflect on what is emerging. As women religious, such reframing can help foster an evolving and incarnational spirituality. The House of Formation highly recommends it. It will test your reading skills and probably your experience of religious life.
In the past year, we have been intentionally living interculturality. Francisca Osouhukwu, DDL, a daughter of Divine Love, a Nigerian American whose community is in Orange, New Jersey shares part of her week with us while ministering as a chaplain at Westchester Medical Center. We are grateful for her presence and the many ways she shares community with us. Our favorite time is the sharing of a Nigerian meal. This evening we will be having Okra Soup and Fufu which we love. Her favorite food is spaghetti and meatballs!