"At times when I might have
been met with difficulties,
Providence suddenly placed
in my path people who could
help me.”

St. Louise de Marillac

 

The Poetry of Mother Margaret George

Flowers

I love these frail and gentle things,
That bear the name of flowers —
For they are like the angel wings
That hued our childhood’s hours.

So softly clad in summer light,
And glistening with the dew,
They image all that’s fair and bright,
And beautiful and true.

O they are types of friends that smile
Upon our cheerless way,
And make the heart forget its guile,
And cast its cares away.

And yet like friends, they drop and fade,
Too frail to linger here,
But when their leaves are all decayed,
Their fragrance hovers near.

The flowers are friends, and friends are flowers –
In love and beauty given,
The one to light our darkest hours,
And both mirror heaven.

This poem, signed by Mother Margaret George, appears in her diary. The rose is taken from a page in her scrapbook.

In the whole circle of beautiful nature,
there is nothing which excites the imagination more delightfully than flowers,
because they have been made emblems
of the affections and used
as the language of the heart.

The above reflection appears in the diary of Mother Margaret George. The lily of the valley is taken from a page in her scrapbook.

“A heart filled with charity is a sanctuary
in which God Loves to dwell.”
– Mother Margaret George

“The undivided soul is one
and God is one and asks it all;
Then make your vows to God alone
And harken to his Sovereign call.
– Mother Margaret George

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S. Judith Bonini, IHM, has been involved in retreat/spiritual direction for more than 20 years. Presently she is pastoral services director at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse in Monroe, Michigan. Her deep love is spiritual direction and retreat ministry. S. Judith invites the person to name God’s invitation, to reverence and to respond to this mystery as it unfolds in one’s life experiences.

S. Maureen Heverin, SC, received formal training in spiritual direction at the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford, Ohio, in 1990. Her ministry experience includes elementary and adult education, social service work, spiritual formation, and leadership in the Sisters of Charity. Presently, S. Maureen’s ministry in the Spirituality Center includes spiritual direction, directing retreats and facilitating various spiritual programs.

S. Mary Ann Humbert, SC, participated in the summer Institute in Spiritual Direction out of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, and studied in the Christian Spirituality program at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. She completed her internship in retreat and spiritual direction at Milford Spiritual Center where she subsequently worked as part of the internship training team. She has conducted prayer classes, retreat opportunities and adult educational sessions for men and women from diverse religious traditions. She is trained in bio-spirituality and focusing and has been journeying with others as a spiritual director since 1973.

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S. Marie Vincentia Roney

Sister Marie Vincentia Roney died June 1, 2023 at the age of  90 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sister Marie Vincentia was born on July 8, 1932 to Edward M. and Josephine (Lerch) Roney in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was one of 13 children, six girls and seven boys. She was a Sister of Charity for 71 years. READ MORE.