by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion In these long, sometimes cool, other times hot, shifting-climate days of summer, I have found myself reaching for this poem. I offer it to you, for however it might speak to your soul, provide comfort or levity in your journey and this present time. Trust in the Slow Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion “Contemplative Presence is a vivacious stability founded in the “movement without motion,” named in the Book of Wisdom and described by St. Francis de Sales as devotion. This presence carries our charism, and therefore, conversion which we know as humility, seeking truth, before God and Read more…
by Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion As Sr. Katherine and I prepare for this evening’s “Following the Spirit” discernment series, these two poems strike me as beautiful prayers for all who discern/ reflect/ contemplate their journeys on this earth. Maybe they speak to you? Let me know your favorite line! Late Read more…
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each Read more…
The following poem arrived in my inbox from “Following the Spirit” discerner, Amanda Steepleton, on the heels of our Vocation-Story-telling Retreat. It speaks to my heart as a prayer; I offer it to you for your own reflection and discernment purposes. ––Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde, Visitation Companion The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Read more…