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April is National Poetry Month. Here is a mid-month reminder of how poetry can touch us in a way that we cannot explain. Ranier Maria Rilke is most famous for his Letters to a Young Poet, exchanged between 1902 and 1908 … Continue reading →

Today we celebrate Good Friday. We’d like to invite you to join us as we commemorate Christ’s passion with the traditional Passion Narrative. Take a break from the day and listen to the words of the Gospel of John sung … Continue reading →

Several weeks ago, I was helping one of our older sisters who has Alzheimer’s dress for the day. As I changed her slippers and socks I was struck with the profound privilege it is to care for the needs of … Continue reading →

After a long winter, our blog is coming out of hibernation! Outside our front door there is a tiny patch of daffodils, a little stunted by too many snows, peeking out reminding us that spring has truly begun. Inside, the … Continue reading →

Recently Gabriel V Brass Ensemble traveled to Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts to record their next CD on the subjects of Fire and Ice.  Built in 19th century elegance, Mechanics Hall is “an acoustical masterpiece – internationally regarded as one … Continue reading →

We talk a lot about vision at Paraclete. Where are we heading? What are we trying to accomplish? What is God asking us to do next? It’s an exciting way to work, scary sometimes, but never boring. Last night I … Continue reading →

We had EIGHT visitors to our road this morning! Fall is truly in the air…

I’ve always envied bloggers.  Good ones particularly – making me laugh (and think) with  their witty comments and poignant turns of phrase. I was thrilled to be asked to blog for Paraclete – and somehow hoped that pithy prose would … Continue reading →