Posted by marguerite noga on 11/20/23
Using Our Gifts with a Song in Our Hearts
Three neighborhood boys, Salvator, Julio and Antonio, lived and played in Cremona, Italy, around the mid-1600s. Salvator had a beautiful tenor voice and Julio played the violin in accompaniment as they strolled the piazzas. Antonio also liked music and ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 11/13/23
Making Sure Our Lamps Don’t Go Out
I came across an intriguing story told by a monk who lived many hundreds of years ago:
A middle-aged woman went to a distant monastery for her first weekend retreat in many years. When she arrived at the guest house ... Read More »
Posted by marguerite noga on 11/06/23
A Sermon Walking
I have two stories today to help us reflect on today’s Gospel reading…
One afternoon in 1953, reporters and officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station to await the arrival of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. He stepped off the train—a giant ... Read More »