A beautiful sunny day blessed the various May Day Celebrations in which Frances Brady, Mary Gauthier and Rosemary Williamson participated in at Queen’s Park Circle and later at Nathan Phillips’ Square. There was an infectious sense of both celebration and hope for the future in the presence of diverse but [...]
Faith Sharing at Cosburn
On the second Thursday of each month from September to May several of Our Lady’s Missionaries gather in the evening with friends to pray at Our Lady’s Missionaries house on Cosburn Avenue in Toronto. Each month a different person facilitates the evening of song, readings, quiet time and sharing. The theme varies according to the individual preparing and [...]
Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Several Our Lady’s Missionaries Sisters attended Scarboro Missions’ recent Muslim-Christian Dialogue Series. As always, it was excellent. Not only were the speakers very good, during the breaks there was also a chance to get to know the Muslims who attended. This made it personal. And, as one young fellow exclaimed, “It feels like something wonderful [...]
PEACE PIES & PROPHETS
On Friday April 12, 2013 the Toronto United Mennonite Church on Queen Street East hosted an evening of entertainment and education in support of the Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT). Several of Our Lady’s Missionaries attended at the invitation of Sister Rosemary Williamson OLM who is a member of CPT. Ted Swartz and Tim Ruebke of [...]
The Meeting Place
The Meeting Place is an adult drop in centre at the corner of Bathurst and Queen Street. A large number of those who frequent the centre are Indigenous People and this was my reason for volunteering there after my experience at Grassy Narrows in Northern Ontario with Christian Peacemakers Team. The facilities include a [...]
An Easter Reflection
Easter is a journey from death to life. For the Hebrews it was the death to slavery from which God led them to their own land – free at last. With Jesus it was death by execution on the cross to a resurrected divine life. And for us , his followers, we are called to [...]
Earth Hour-2013
OLM Sisters at our Cosburn House participated in this years Earth Hour holding our Earth in prayer. Our prayer was one of gratefulness for the gift the earth is to each of us and for all the earth provides for our happiness, water, flowers, trees and all animals. We prayed for forgiveness of our neglect [...]
WATERDOCS FILM FESTIVAL
“ Water Docs Film Festival. 8 fascinating film events this Thursday to Sunday, March 21 – 24. Lots of information at www.waterdocs.ca or go directly to www.eventbrite.ca/event/5635722598/eac2# for tickets.” Buy your tickets here: http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/5635722598/eac2# Visit us online at: http://www.waterdocs.ca Watch our YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWbul6htamE Check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WaterDocs Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaterDocs
An OLM House
Recently, due to needed accommodation for our Sisters, Our Lady’s Missionaries rented a small house in Toronto in the same neighborhood as the Central House. Now residing there, are Sister Frances Brady and Sister Noreen Kearns.
International Women’s Day
As has been our custom for quite a few years, several OLMs joined the annual CNWE (Catholic Network for Women’s Equality) action to raise awareness regarding human trafficking which is held on or near International Women’s Day. First, we gathered in prayer to reflect and to learn more about the issues. Then, we walked together [...]
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