“When I give up choosing for myself, God can choose for me.” ~ Meister Eckhart
Growing up in Alpena on the Thunder Bay River and the shores of Lake Huron, I am so aware of a Giving and Growing God-Presence within and all around me. Loving parents who taught me and my two siblings the art of adventure. The wonder and awe of creation filled our days and years. The adventure continued with years of spiritual formation and educational life nurtured by Dominican Sisters at St. Anne Elementary and Catholic Central High School.
Spiritual formation and my educational life continued to develop and become a fire in my soul once I joined the Dominican family in 1965. Teaching and school administration were part of those early years. An M.A. from Aquinas, M.Div. at St. John’s Seminary, and D.Min. in spiritual direction were gifts that led me to ministry with adults. As Director of St. Joseph Educational Center, West Des Moines, Iowa, Spirit inspired the creation of a year-long spiritual formation program focused on the mystics and saints of our tradition. Foundations of Christian Spirituality emerged with a practicum for becoming a spiritual director.
The Spiritual Formation Program continues to thrive at Dominican Center where I ministered for eleven years and since have offered the program in sixteen other sites. Everything that has come before is woven into this present moment.
My gifts are at the service of God’s purpose for my life. God is my Center and Source. I believe that everything that has come before is woven into this present moment of Dominican life and this Jubilee Celebration. I give thanks and praise to God in deep gratitude for all who are and have been on this journey with me.
All is Gift.
Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Sorrento, Italy
