Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 241-242: Age of Wonder

      ++Note: This reflection is by Liz Sorensen Wessel. A year had passed, too much time since I had a chance to hold, love and be with them. Uncertain plans turned solid as I booked a flight for S. Dakota.… Continue reading

  • Days: 234-235 Peace

    Note: This reflection is by Liz Sorensen Wessel I once attended a retreat led by Fr. James Finley and he began each centering prayer in a beautiful way (as recited below)… A still small voice echoes through time and space;… Continue reading

  • Days: 227-228 Steeped in Sunlight

    Note: This reflection was written by Liz Sorensen Wessel We planned to meet for an early morning breakfast at Café Luca’s. I had meant to call the day before but time slipped away from me. Once before, we had arranged a… Continue reading

  • Days 213-214 Landscape A Poem by Mary Oliver

    Note: This reflection  is shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel Landscape  Isn't it plain the sheets of moss, except thatthey have no tongues, could lectureall day if they wanted about spiritual patience?  Isn't it clear the black oaks   along the… Continue reading

  • Days 199-200 For All the Darkness…

    “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”  ~St. Francis of Assisi As the week draws to an end, let us pray for peace and for those who are committed to sowing violence, that… Continue reading

  • Days 192-193: Original Blessing

    “For Franciscan theologian and philosopher Bonaventure (1217-1274), the perfection of God and God's creation is quite simply a full circle, and to be perfect, the circle must and will complete itself. He knows that Alpha and Omega are finally the… Continue reading

  • Days 185-186 : One from Many

    Note: Reflection by Liz Sorensen Wessel “‘E Pluribus Unum’ was the motto proposed for the first Great Seal of the United States by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson in 1776.  A Latin phrase meaning "One from many," the… Continue reading

  • Days 178-179 Love Is The Bridge

        Note:  Shared by Liz Sorensen Wessel   Love   is the bridge   between   you   and   everything                              -Rumi Photo – high… Continue reading

  • Days 164-165 A Mosaic Heart

      "Anything Good in life comes from love." ~Haifa Bint Kadi Mosaic Heart A fully living heart In the passing of time And love, and loss Breaks and stretches Heals and shatters. Striated, scarred, Misshapen, resilient Until finally it assimilates Its… Continue reading

  • Days 149-150 Crock-It

    Note: This weekend reflection is written by guest contributor,  Jolyon Druce. It is a delight to discover the connections we have with others on our journey. There has been a cookbook floating around our house for a very long time.… Continue reading