"Servant Song"

As we continue to live this week, I offer this version of Sr. Donna Marie McGargill's "Servant Song":

 

Older Driver Safety Awareness Week

This week, the week of 1-5 December, is being observed as Older Driver Safety Awareness Week. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older drivers are at an increased risk of being injured or killed in a crash due to increasing frailty and underlying health problems.

Background information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Older Adult Drivers

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Older Drivers

American Occupational Therapy Association: Older Driver Safety Awareness Week

Older Driver Safety Awareness: Keep You and Your Loved Ones Safe

Thank You, Lord

Thank you, Lord, for the many blessings You have planned for us during the month of December.

Br. Ambrose Power, O.P., on Tnaksgiving and the Abundance of God's Gifts

"I know two people who would be thrilled if Thanksgiving ceased to exist. One of them was my eighth grade Latin teacher. He was astonished that anyone could love that holiday. 'Will you still love it after eating leftover turkey for the twentieth day in a row?' The second was my high school soccer coach. He noticed that the Monday after Thanksgiving, we were out of breath before we began running. 'You ate too much pie! No wonder you can't score!'  Both criticisms point to a common Thanksgiving experience: eating too much food. But what if the abundance at this holiday meal can tell us something important about our lives? 

"We can explore the deeper meaning of abundance with the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11–32). . . ."

In a recent commentary, Brother Ambrose Power, O.P., reflected on the many good gifts the Father has bestowed on us, including the gift of His radical love and on how the abundance here on earth points to the greater abundance that God wants to share with us.

To access Br. Ambrose's complete post, please visit:

Dominicana: Go On, Have Some More! (27 NOV 25) 

Belated Birthday Blessings, Evelyn!!!

Belated birthday greetings to granddaughter Evelyn, who recently celebrated her birthday!!! May each day of the upcoming year be filled with the Lord's choicest blessings!!!

Reflection Starter from Wayne Dyer

"Conflict cannot survive without your participation." - Wayne Dyer

"Worthy Is the Lamb"

As we continue to live this week, I offer this version of "Worthy Is the Lamb":

 

On Walking Away

"Sometimes walking away can give you space to figure out a leadership problem, such as the example of Richard Tait, a former Microsoft executive who founded the board game Cranium, writes Larry Robertson. Instead of staying at his desk for lunch, Tait made it a habit to walk to lunch outside the office to shift his viewpoint."

A recent "Smart Brief/Leadership" article offers insight into why getting up from one's desk and walking away from one's workspace can help clear one's mind and reflect on issues that need to be addressed.

To access the complete article, please visit:

SmartBrief: Want to be a better leader? Walk away (20 NOV 25)

National Farm-City Week

This week, the week of 19-26 November, is being observed as National Farm-City Week. It is a time designed to remind urban, suburban, and rural residents of their interdependence and of those working in agriculture to supply "markets and families with fresh, healthy food."

Background information:

American Farm Bureau Federation

Connecticut Department of Agriculture

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Division of Agriculture

Farm Fresh Rhode Island

Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

Thank You, Lord

Thank you, Lord, for the blessing of fruit juices.

Br. Patrick Bubel, O.P., on

"Brothers do not have a good record in the Bible. The book of Genesis recounts time and again how sin corrupts fraternal love: Cain kills Abel, Jacob steals from Esau, Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers. These conflicts arise because the brothers fail to rejoice in the good of their brother - something we all can relate to at times. It seems that brotherhood, by the damage done to human nature from sin, is in a state of disaster."

In a recent commentary, Brother Patrick Bubel, O.P., reflected on envy, brotherhood, and the healing power of forgiveness.

To access Br. Patrick's complete post, please visit:

Dominicana: Broken Brotherhood (20 NOV 25)

Reflection Starter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow