A Monastery Tale Published on July 31, 2023 Over the next few weeks we will be looking at excerpts from Matthew Kelly’s recent book, Holy Moments, a Handbook for the Rest of Your Life. He
Messages From the Garden: Coping with Frustration Published on July 24, 2023 A garden is made up of many intertwined relationships. There are connections and separate distinct parts comprising plants, soil, bugs and animals,
Spiritual Messages From the Garden: Plant Intelligence Published on July 10, 2023 Studies exist on plant intelligence and can be regarded with a sense of humor or skepticism. Yet, intelligence is the ability to take information
Spiritual Messages From the Garden: A Symbol of Hope Published on July 3, 2023 Every garden is a prayer, an expression of our relationship with God. Seeds and sprouts are planted in the nutrient-rich soil and we must tend our
Spiritual Messages From the Garden: Bees, Essence of a Garden Published on June 26, 2023 The hum of a honey bee invokes a sense of joyful delight in a gardener. The bee’s determination to collect a flower’s nectar reflects our
Spiritual Messages from the Garden: Falling Rain Published on June 19, 2023 We all know that in order to have a successful garden, we need water; the best kind of water is in the form of rain. Rain brings to the plants
Spiritual Messages from the Garden: Small Spaces Published on June 12, 2023 Lots of folks enjoy gardening. You have probably walked through some gardens of a friend, a relative or on a City’s Garden Walk where you were
Messages from the Garden: Photosynthesis Published on June 5, 2023 Inside all of the green leaves of plants, some magic occurs: (Photons of light bounce off chlorophyll molecules that produce plant energy in the form
Messages from the Garden: ROOTS Published on May 29, 2023 Similar to gardening, when we relocate into a new house, or a new job, or a new role, we put down our roots. Just like a plant that grows in
Messages from the Garden : “A lesson from earthworms” Published on May 22, 2023 The work of the soil is constantly changing. One of the key players is the earthworm – the alchemist in the soil. The alchemist is something