by Sally Orcutt | Jul 5, 2023 | People, Reflection, Retreat
Congratulations to Reverend Canon Kim Karashin, from the Diocese of Pittsburgh who recently completed the 19th Annotation Retreat in Daily Life. Reverend Karashin is a graduate of Penn State University and Duquesne University and was ordained a priest in the...
by Sally Orcutt | Jun 14, 2023 | Blog, Reflection
I was first introduced to centering prayer about five years ago, and it has transformed my life. Sitting silently with God and allowing the Holy Spirit to heal my heart and mind have enabled me to let go of all that prevented me from discovering my true self,...
by Sally Orcutt | Jun 5, 2023 | Reflection, Retreat
Are you discerning an important decision in your life or a deepening and renewal of a choice already made? Is your spirit inviting you to take some time away and enjoy a vacation with God? There is still time to schedule your Almost Heaven Retreat in June....
by Pat Grebe | May 1, 2023 | Blog, Reflection
As I discern my next steps in ministry, I am reading about the sacred feminine and the many names for our Blessed Mother Mary in Birthing the Holy: Wisdom from Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal by Christine Valters Paintner. A passage puzzled me— “The story of...
by Sally Orcutt | Apr 1, 2023 | Blog, Reflection, Retreat
In this inspirational 15-minute podcast, Connie Cruthirds tells listeners that for her, the main thing she has learned in life is, “Whatever is in the way of my voice is in the way of my life.” Click HERE to listen to the podcast. She describes how an...
by Sally Orcutt | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog, Reflection
By Deborah Lockwood, OSF Listening…hearing…somewhat similar, but not exactly the same… Hearing has something to do with our ears…one notices the ear in “hear” very easily. Hearing is a sense that protects and sustains us, a sense important to our interactions, a sense...
