Ontario is slowly opening up, and a window at Providence Motherhouse has done the same. Our Congregation de Notre-Dame community came together celebrating this new reality. It was also birthdays for Ruth Penny, 91 years, Grace Martin 92, and Patricia Arsenault 85. This all entwined with St. Patrick’s Day as many of our group are Irish thro and thro. Joy, gratitude, singing, laughter and lots of treats lightened our spirits.
I would like to begin my reflection by suggesting that life without religion reminds me of the Canadian Flag without the Maple Leaf. Such a flag does not call forth any form of Civic allegiances. It is simply without meaning and is incapable of communicating the richness of what this symbol otherwise means to the loyal Canadian.
