The great football player Marcus Allen was commenting on how proud he was of overcoming a lifelong fear of water. He said, “Death will kill you once, but fear kills you over and over again, if you let it.” Not a new idea, for sure…was it Winston Churchill who said “The only thing we have…
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Brescia University staff visits the Mount
The staff of Brescia University made their annual visit to Mount Saint Joseph on Aug. 17, 2011 to kick off the 2011-2012 school year in a spiritual way. A prayer service took place in the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Joseph Motherhouse Chapel that featured prayers and readings led by Sister Sharon Sullivan, Sister Rose Marita…
Relatives of sister who died 51 years ago visit the Mount
Mary Rose Ridgley and her husband Fred had not been to Maple Mount for 10 years, but were hoping to come this fall to visit the grave of her sister, Sister Mary Esther Yates, and the sisters who would remember her. When Fred Ridgley’s brother, Father Larry Ridgley, a priest in northern Vermont, came to…
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Institute of Christ the King
Nick Botkins was a teenager from Maysville, Ky., when he attended Music at Maple Mount in the mid-1990s. “I only have fond memories of the music camp here,” he said on Aug. 10 from the Rainbow Room in Saint Joseph Villa. It was that fondness from his youth that prompted Botkins to bring the Institute…
Do not lose heart!
I am continually among them provided they believe and do not lose heart. –Saint Angela Merici, Counsel 5/38-39 As I continue sharing my journey in companionship with our founder, Angela Merici, her words continue to guide me. The day in and day out demands pull me in numerous directions. What keeps me centered and hopeful…
AN ENCOURAGING WORD
Today I was wondering: what made Jesus able to speak “with authority” in his hometown synagogue, in such a way that people noticed him for the first time? He surely must have spoken there in the 30 years before his public ministry began. That, and the fact that people at Brescia have been so welcoming…
I found a treasure
Let them have Jesus Christ for their only treasure. —5th Counsel of Angela Merici This beautiful image of Jesus as a treasure resurrects within me a memory from a beautiful song, I FOUND A TREASURE by Dan Schutte. The words are beautiful. “Jesus, Lord of my life, I can ask for nothing more. Than to…
Embrace simplicity
We call upon each one to embrace poverty. –Saint Angela Merici What has striving to live the vow of poverty taught me? Over the years I have deepened my desire to be totally dependent on God for all my needs. In today’s society it is a challenge to not get caught up in consuming and…
God will provide
Saint Angela tells us today, “Do not be anxious about any temporal need, since God alone knows how to provide for you.” Rule:10:16-17 Now how can one not be anxious in this world of today? It is a great act of faith to allow your heart and mind to let go of any fears, anxiety,…