Beth BooramAug 7, 2021Be Quiet!A few months ago, Beth was on the third floor of Fall Creek Abbey flipping a guest room. Alongside her was our 8-year-old granddaughter,...
Beth BooramJul 30, 2021The Shaping of a Life: A New Blog Series about Values Have you ever wondered what it is that’s caused your life to take shape the way it has? What is it that has influenced where you live,...
Beth BooramJul 1, 2021Let It BeToday is the first day of our month-long sabbatical. For the last five years, we’ve taken July off from hosting retreatants and meeting...
Beth BooramJun 25, 2021Entering the Sanctuary of SilenceYesterday evening at approximately 7 pm, I rang a ceremonious bell three times, and our Silent Retreat began. We gathered at 6 pm for...
Beth BooramMay 29, 2021You Must Not Paint Everything You See We’re fans of the PBS News Hour with Judy Woodruff. It’s the one source of evening news whose pace and pitch doesn’t typically cause...
Karen BlockMay 20, 2021Encountering The God Who CaresI was sitting with my retreatant (an individual who has chosen to practice the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius) a few weeks ago,...