Feeling at home

After almost a year of hopping from convent to convent and retreat to retreat, my home had very truly become the Church. If I was sleeping the same building as Our Lord in His Holy Presence, then i was at home. Moving to Philadelphia, I am no longer at "home" for I live in a house with 4 other women and the Tabernacle is not here... Although I am quite blessed to have Him within walking distance of my new place.

What I do want to share is a feeling of home... The Little Sisters of the Poor always help me to feel at home and so, finding out that they are in the area, I eagerly went for Mass last week. The good Lord had it in His Divine plan that the sister I spoke with, Sr. Veronica, is both vocation and volunteer coordinator. Allowing my mouth to freely speak, I do not even know what I shared or what I asked for past the initial, "Excise me sister, can you direct me to mother?" But at the end of it all, I was signing up as a volunteer and ready to return the following day.

The next day, we celebrated a funeral Mass for Sr. Adeline, lsp. It was so beautiful to be there with all the sisters and to have sisters from the other homes down visiting for the day. I even was able to speak with Mother Provincial, whom I had met while at the Palatine home! Oh how grateful I was to have a friendly face who recognized me and could, just through a simple smile, open up my heart to be vulnerable. As I exchanged just a few words, and began to cry, mother comforted me and encouraged me.

I return again today for another day of volunteering, wishing I could go there more, but knowing that I must also look for a job. Thank you Little Sisters for allowing me to feel at home, to have some sense of belonging in this strange, new place.

This is my new room! An Insect haven!

Long-Awaited update

My dear friends! what do I say? It has been a long time since i have updated my blog and mainly due to my lack of knowledge at how to share with you what has happened in the past 2 months!

As you know, I went on a silent retreat for a month directed by my long-time spiritual director. This month began with a decision that I was called to either the Visitation Monastery in MA or the Carmelites in WI... and ended with a very different next step.

Through the month, the Lord revealed a few area of my life and the way I perceive myself, the world, people, bugs... that I need to re-adjust and figure out. So, in order to do this, I have moved to Philadelphia and am now looking for a job in the science world! I hope to get back on track and have updates more frequently of my adventures in the big city! :) Thank you all for your prayers!