Acceptance

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  New Awareness & Possibilities With Enneagram Study & Community

  January 4, 2023

  If you’ve been on the fence about signing up for the Enneagram programs at Dominican Center Marywood at Aquinas College, either because the word Enneagram itself scares you a little or seems too woo woo, I hope this essay offers some clarity about the tools Ennegram offers each person in any stage of personal growth. […]

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  O Wisdom “Seek wisdom, look around, see it everywhere”

  December 17, 2021

  Wisdom is better than jewelry; no treasures can compare with her. Oh! Wisdom, how we need you now more than ever! You, Sophia, the breath, the power of God, the feminine face of God. Come and show your people the way to salvation. Below, the reading from Proverbs is one of several books of wisdom […]

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  Everything is as it Should Be

  October 28, 2021

  Acceptance is the currency of love. ~ Teal Swan Everything is as it should be is a sentiment sometimes viewed as outrageous — profane, even. When we are inundated with news from around the globe — and from right here at home — that includes senseless shootings, the COVID-19 crisis, harrowing acts of war, a […]

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  May the Spirit Blow Love this Pentecost 2020

  June 9, 2020

  A poem that came up in me as we celebrated the feast of Pentecost — the mixed feelings of what does it mean that the Holy Spirit is with us in the midst of the horrific way George Floyd died. Seeing the protestors who are giving voice to our broken system that does not live […]

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  All Are Welcome

  November 9, 2015

  All are welcome to prayer, shared study, and being together. If faith and spirituality are the roots of Dominican Center programs, then hospitality and inclusivity are the soil that feeds its flourishing. “Authentic hospitality is about sharing a physical space with great joy, sharing a meal with great generosity, or offering a listening ear with […]