"The Holy Spirit is the living God, not some inert concept. The community has to trust the Holy Spirit in every decision and believe strongly that the Spirit continues to be present in the community and at work in it. The Spirit will not permit our community to grope about to darkness, if only we are willing to take the Spirit's teachings seriously..." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
There are two basic beliefs that inform my reflection on the Visitation. The first is: I have come to know and appreciate that the Feast of the Visitation is more than a celebration of arrival. Rather it holds up for our consideration the ongoing conversations between Mary and Elizabeth, which took place in the three months that followed Mary’s arrival. And, I imagine one of the conversations between Mary and Elizabeth could have gone like this:
After Mary had settled in, Elizabeth took her on a short walk to Elizabeth’s favorite quiet place to sit for a while and to talk. Elizabeth had noted Mary’s reaction to her greeting, had heard Mary’s unspoken questions, had sensed Mary’s need for assurances from her older cousin.
Sisters Pat Arsenault and Rosemary Shannon welcomed visiting Coordinators from the other CND Health Care Centres in Sydney N.S., Montreal and Toronto to Providence Motherhouse from May 10th to 12th.
New to the Motherhouse
Two CND Sisters have moved in recently. Pictured from left is Sister Rosemarie Kennedy and Sister Mary Cockburn.
Welcome Sisters Mary and Rosemarie to Providence Motherhouse!
