Nicole's e-Pistle May 7, 2025 Greetings, friends! Last week, I talked to you about the National Day of Prayer. Well, today is the World Day of Prayer! There is a beautiful rendition of this year’s theme at https://worlddayofprayer.net/index.html, which comes from the Cook Islands in the South Pacific and states “I Made You Wonderful,” [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle April 30, 2025 Greetings, Friends! Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer, and if there is anything our country needs today, it is prayer. If you happen to go to the website for this annual day of prayer (https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/2025-theme), you’ll see a prominent icon displaying this year’s theme: “Pour Out to the [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle April 23, 2025 Greetings, Friends! As I am sure you are already aware, on Sunday we celebrated Easter, on Monday, Pope Francis joined the Church Triumphant, and yesterday was Earth Day. This week is off to quite a start! In reading through Pope Francis’ Easter message, this section strikes at the heart [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle April 16, 2025 Greetings, Friends! Today, I’m going to do something a little different. I’m going to use someone else’s ideas to give you some food for thought. Today is Bjorn’s birthday, and as you know, I am deeply immersed in final Holy Week preparations. Therefore, I have a couple of brief [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle April 9, 2025 Greetings, Friends! I have been working diligently on getting ready for Holy Week over the past few weeks. Yesterday and today, I have been selecting the liturgy and music for Easter Sunday, when we proclaim the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection. However, I am bombarded on a daily basis [...]
