by AbbessJane | Dec 25, 2024 | Promises 2025
Cider – My Promise for 2025 What prevents me from preferring nothing whatever to Christ? Grumbling! I grumble and hiss when I have to get in the car. I grumble and hiss even louder when I must go to the vet. I get really angry and am not a good patient. This...
by AbbessJane | Nov 27, 2024 | Monday Mewsings, Novice Life Practices
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving! I’m Sr Nikki, OSB-F, Cloister Porter. Br Ricky asked me to introduce the results of the survey “Novices Mew Their Thanks.” Life is busy and so I thank all the novices and their humans who shared their thanksgivings with us. Here are the...
by AbbessJane | Nov 14, 2024 | Promises 2025
Anarchat – My Promise for 2025 What prevents me from preferring nothing whatever to Christ? My fur rises when Amma Cynthia does a little tearstain-cleaning touchup. I can hiss and issue forth accusatory mews. This is certainly not a loving way to behave. I...
by AbbessJane | Nov 12, 2024 | Promises 2025
Teddy Bear – My Promise for 2025 What prevents me from preferring nothing whatever to Christ? What gets in the way? When I dig in my paws and refuse to do what I am told. He didn’t. When I do this I paw myself away from his love and his guidance in my life. ...
by AbbessJane | Nov 10, 2024 | Promises 2025
Peanut – My Promise for 2025 What prevents me from preferring nothing whatever to Christ? Little annoyances get in my way of preferring Christ. When I get my nails clipped and my ears cleaned, I squirm and fuss. This creates a real hardship for my dear human. ...
