Category: Religion
Camino Reflection for my Colleagues
The reflection I did for the staff briefing at Chevalier on Monday morning. For nearly three weeks and 460 kilometres, I followed the pilgrim path of the Camino Frances, walking towards Santiago de Compostela...
Day six, a last day thinking about Our Lady
This entry won’t be long because it is very much focused on the spirituality of the OLSH sisters, and while its is clear that the Chevalier Family is on some kind of a journey...
Day five: a journey to the sacred heart
This day was really a reflection on how our journey can be influenced by Chevalier’s journey. Hans and Johannes presented some good historical and biographical data on which to draw contemporary conclusions. It was...
More from Day Four
Never be discouraged: we are building a basilica out of a barn… That was indeed a great quote, adapted freely from Fiona. Most of the rest of day four was concerned with discussing how...
Day four: into the heavy stuff!
These are not travelers tales, because the content has been very heay all day. I have thirty pages of notes and reflections from the day and more going on in the brain than I...
To develop a heart that sees
I got quite excited yesterday when we found the pilgrim shell in the road near the old abbey. It somehow connected the Issoudun experience with the idea of journey of faith, something I have...
Day three: the Bourges trip.
The best way to describe this afternoon is a few words and lots of pictures, so I may end up providing a link to a Flickr page. I’ve downloaded a few photos from the...
Day 3: a historical context
This will seem out of place in the context of some of the previous entries, but I am not going to post too many religious reflections. First of all, I’ve half-filled a note book...
Day Two reflections
Chevalier’s own words: God says to me I have loved you with and everlasting love! Me. It is specifically me Whom God has so loved, Ungrateful me, sinful me… O God of Love, Make...