Sister Karen Zielinski Blogs

Crying over watching a sad movie and crying because you just peeled onions produce tears of very different kinds. Tears shed from watching The Notebook contain toxic substances that build up during emotional stress that, once relieved, make a person feel better. Sister Karen, who is known to shed a few tears at different events, explores the science of crying in her latest blog and how tears help you tap into our deeper, spiritual selves.

For many people with disabilities, the thing that helps them cope—their faith—is out of reach. The American Disabilities Act helps people with employment, transportation and access to public places like restaurants and libraries, but not churches. The end result is people like the woman in Sister Karen’s Blog couldn’t get up 10 concrete steps to go to Mass. God loves everyone. There should be no barriers to His house.

Presence is the gift of attention, and the opening of the mind to be receptive to another person. It is the gift of time and commitment to be with someone. Not always easy to do, it is the ultimate gift of God’s presence with us. Read Sister Karen’s Blog and learn why ‘you’ve gotta be there.’

Sometimes less is more when it comes to finding God’s love. While Sister Karen is a writer and uses words to convey her ideas, when it comes to praying through music, she likes simple lyrics and few words. Read her Blog about how this simplicity creates a powerful presence of God in her heart and soul.