Here’s my class of 2022 and how we looked on our last day of Zoominary. We even have Zoominary t-shirts! Seminary in a pandemic is hard just as it is hard for anyone right now no matter where they find themselves. Yes, I find, like many, that Zoom is mentally taxing and this pandemic has … Continue reading Zoominary–Junior Year Complete
Well, I never thought my second semester of seminary would be upended by a pandemic. We are cautioned about our expectations and are warned that many things will surprise us in this journey, but it doesn’t seem unreasonable to have pandemic at the top of the list of “Things I Did Not Expect.” So, after … Continue reading Staring at an Empty Tomb and Zoom
We all began the semester talking about grades, comparing test scores and associating our future as priests based on the performance we were giving in the classroom. The struggle was real, though, for these first semester postulants and it wasn’t long before I started hearing more resigned comments like, “C is for collar!” By the … Continue reading Here for Formation
Today marks the one year anniversary of my father’s sudden death.This morning in between the asleep stage and the fully awake stage I heard in my thoughts, “Happy Birthday!” “Wow, that’s interesting.” was my next thought. There is definitely a theological reflection I need to ponder. It set the tone for a hopeful mood of … Continue reading An Anniversary and A New Beginning
So, here I am in my new seminary digs! For a Franciscan with a vow of simplicity, this is a little bit of heaven. You can’t have a lot of “stuff” in a 400 sq. ft. apartment and I welcomed the forced decluttering of my life. A friend drove out with me and helped unload … Continue reading The Move
I am ever so grateful that women like my mother and +Kai (and MANY others) have paved the way rather smoothly for me. Continue reading The Significance of an Ordination and Consecration of a New Bishop
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart “Thank you.” These two, short words contain a heart that is full, humbled, and grateful to all who have given to support us on this new journey. I feel as if I have a whole village behind … Continue reading Thank You
(Want to help support Alyssa? Click here for her GoFundMe page) I call myself a Late Bloomer, or am even known to refer to this change as “living my life backwards.” The real message is never think you know what God is going to do when you try to live your life dedicated to the … Continue reading The Transition
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Continue reading The Journey Begins
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