tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121162450163359263.post6511670974653142197..comments2024-03-28T03:30:44.271-05:00Comments on Collaborative Dominican Novitiate: More than just a communal adventureSr. Elyse Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436479551751668163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121162450163359263.post-18278298564445885812014-03-18T14:36:34.377-05:002014-03-18T14:36:34.377-05:00Bea, Thanks so much for your ministry in St. Berna...Bea, Thanks so much for your ministry in St. Bernard and for sharing your experience and reflections!! Having shared life with the people of lower St. Bernard in 1965 when Hurricane Betsy destroyed many of their homes and shrimping boats and experienced their faith and gratitude (because , though they had lost everything material, no lives had been lost) I learned so much about faith. Over the 15 or more years I've spent with them since then, I've gained so much more then I could ever have given Then, after Katrina, it took me months before I could venture to the end of the roads and see the empty spaces where they had built their new homes.<br />It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. So thanks again!!Diane Hooleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121162450163359263.post-14803333356060350572014-03-17T15:45:38.999-05:002014-03-17T15:45:38.999-05:00Thank you so much for taking the time to share as ...Thank you so much for taking the time to share as much as you did. I suspect the words are arrows pointing to an experience that can never fully be described. I've just finished leading a weekend retreat for women survivors of sexual abuse. Leonard Cohen's words, a "cold and broken Hallelujah" echo in my soul. My experience is that when our hearts are broken they can be broken open to courage, beauty, love, compassion. beyond words. Your story gives me hope to know that our Dominican Novices are growing ever more deeply in God's love and participating in the healing grace of Christ.Carol Davis, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430817869958748274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3121162450163359263.post-44546714716452960992014-03-17T15:10:38.449-05:002014-03-17T15:10:38.449-05:00Bea, Thank you for sharing your experience and ref...Bea, Thank you for sharing your experience and reflections on your time at St. Bernard's Parish. Your service will live on and ripple out to touch others. I (and I suppose most of us) forget there are people still recovering from Katrina - 9 years later! How is this possible? I am moved and grateful to all those people who continue to help these courageous people recover. Gratefully, June, OPJune Fitzgerald, OPhttp://www.oppeace.orgnoreply@blogger.com