Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011
November 30, 2011 by Sarah
Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.
— Helen Keller
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
November 29, 2011 by Sarah
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
— Epictetus
Monday, Nov. 28, 2011
November 28, 2011 by Sarah
I must confess that I have a weakness for empty places.
— Tony Hillerman
Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 26 & 27, 2011
November 26, 2011 by Sarah
There are some days when I think I am going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
- Salvador Dali
Friday, Nov. 25, 2011
November 25, 2011 by Sarah
Happiness resides not in posessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
— Democritus
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
November 24, 2011 by Sarah
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.
~Meister Eckhart
Georgia woman joins congregation as agrégée candidate
November 23, 2011 by Sarah
On hand for the agrégée reception were, from left, Sister Diane Brin, Sister Helen Mick, new candidate Crystal Payment, Father Bill Hao, Sister Jodi Creten and fellow candidate Dian Hall.
Crystal Payment of Douglasville, Ga., became the newest candidate for Agrégée membership in the Sisters of St. Joseph during a simple ceremony Sunday (Nov. 20).
She is the seventh woman currently in the process to become an agrégée, a form of membership in the congregation that dates back to its founding in 1650 and that was revitalized by the sister in Concordia in 2006.
From left: Crystal's daughter-in-law Patrice, son Andrew, Crystal, granddaughter Megan and daughter Julie.
Crystal was received by Sister Diane Brin of Rome, Ga., representing the Leadership Council of the congregation, as well of her two mentors, Sisters Jodi Creten and Helen Mick of Atlanta. Also on hand was Dian Hall, an agrégée candidate who lives in Cartersville, Ga. The reception took place at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody, Ga.
Crystal’s spiritual director, Father Bill Hao, gave her a special blessing at the end of the service.
The term agrégée — pronounced ah-gre-ZHEY — comes from the French for “attached to” or “aggregated with.” It is a form of membership in the religious congregation that dates back to our founding in 17th-century France, when Sisters of St. Joseph were either canonically vowed “principal sisters” or so-called agrégée or “country” sisters. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia re-established — and revitalized — this form of religious life in 2006. Today there are six women who have professed the vow of fidelity to God and to the congregation as agrégées.
Crystal and the other candidates will spend up to three years studying, both with their mentors and other members of the congregation, and ultimately deciding if this form of religious life fits them and their spiritual needs.
For more information on the agrégée movement, contact Sister Bette Moslander at 785/243-4428 or bmoslander@mannahouse.org
Or, for an archive of all our news about agrégées, CLICK HERE.
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
November 23, 2011 by Sarah
No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace
As I have seen in one autumnal face.
~John Donne
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
November 22, 2011 by Sarah
Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of humanity. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
— Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi
Monday, Nov. 21, 2011
November 21, 2011 by Sarah
Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.
— Elizabeth Lawrence
