Category: San Damiano
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Lent: The Dance of Trying New Things
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On Saturday, Zoom (my son) and I headed up to San Damiano to help my best friend Tammy lead a two hour session with a group of about ten children. The unusual thing about this is that in it’s fifty one year history, this was the first time that San…
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Stations of the Cross: A Modern Approach for a Rainy Day Retreat
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This last weekend, at our retreat, we created a modern twist on the Stations of the Cross. Late on Thursday we realized that it would be too rainy to plan on using the outdoor stations of the cross at our retreat house. So we needed a new plan. I started…
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A Video ‘Trailer’ for the August Retreat
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I whipped up a little video trailer on the August retreat Father Rusty and I are working on, hopefully for use on the San Damiano home page. Here’s a sneak peek before it goes “prime time” –
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A Heavenly Nap: Angel in the Shade at San Damiano
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A happy, slumbering angel in the garden at San Damiano. I’d love to curl up like this for a nap and unwind in the peace of a heavenly place.
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Stations of the Cross: Remember Also Those of Ill Will
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At our “Living Joy to the Fullest” retreat, we took part of the afternoon to walk the stations of the cross. San Damiano’s stations are set in a gorgeous outdoor oak grove. Growing up, I never walked the Stations. I don’t know if it’s just not Lutheran (the whole no…
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300th Post: A Recap of Welcoming Spirit
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This is my 300th post, and just today I hit 50 followers! I thought there would be no better way to celebrate the last two and a half years by looking at some of the highlights. One of my hopes in writing this blog was to find a place to…
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Creating Cards to Share: A Retreat Activity
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At our last retreat, “Living Joy to the Fullest,” we asked the participants to think of ways that they could do things for others. We were looking to ways to focus on how our actions can impact others, and bring joy to their lives, as well as our own. Kim…
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A Quiet Place to Rest
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We had our “Living Joy to the Fullest” retreat today and it was just what I needed. After a long week, it was wonderful to find a quite place to sit and gather thoughts amongst the graceful California Live Oaks. In Northern California, our hillsides are only green for…
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Taize in Spanish by Earl Rivard
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At one of our retreats in April, we had Earl J. Rivard join us. He’s an amazing musician with a gorgeous voice. Here’s just a little clip of one of the songs he sang. It’s a Taize piece in Spanish: Earl Rivard, Taize from Paula on Vimeo.