By Sister Mary Thill, OSF Sister M. Thomas More Ruffing died peacefully at Rosary Care Center in Sylvania, Ohio on August 1, 2023 after a brief illness. The daughter of Fred and Veronica Ruffing, she […]
If anyone knows me, they are aware of my extra-long key chain and my round, brass medallions. At first glance it grabs their curiosity and they ask what are “those things” on your key chain. I explain that these brass medallions are my AA medallions in celebration if my sobriety.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
When we meet this year, we will be celebrating an anniversary, the 800th anniversary of the first Christmas live celebration at Greccio, Italy. Remember it was the time Francis brought together the village and the animals and enacted the first Christmas. The people came together and celebrated.