Holy Cross Day: A Special Feast Day for Companions
It is Holy Cross Day, 2021. Companions celebrate this occasion at Adelynrood, our beloved home base and retreat center, with a procession to what we call the “Great Cross.” It stands on a granite outcropping, reminding us who we are
We Remember Her
Each year, Companions gather in a memorial service to remember our sisters who have died in the past year. We celebrate lives well lived and mark a Companion’s move to what we lovingly call the Paradise Chapter.
The Call of Spiritual Direction
Sometimes the “changes and chances of this life,” instead of wearing us down, present us with something life-giving instead. Which is how I found myself drawn to spiritual direction.
LISTENING TO INDIGENOUS VOICES
For Midwest Companion chapters, our October 2020 regional conference demonstrated this dynamic. The theme was Listening to Indigenous Voices: What Do We Need to Hear?