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The Wound as a Portal to Grace and Healing By Amy Kulesa The idea of wounds as a portal to grace and healing is an area that is close to my heart and experience. My entryway into faith and my continued healing journey have inevitably, throughout my life, been catalyzed … Continue reading →

Amy Sorensen Kulesa shared this poem with us, originally from ordinary on purpose. All of these are the perfect reasons to call out to God in prayer. GOD HEARS! More Hope… God hears. God hears our fancy, formal, memorized prayers, fingers slipping over beads. God hears our bitter, angry prayers. Why, … Continue reading →

During a recent Centering Prayer session, the following Psalm was shared. Then later the facilitator, Amy Kulesa, noticed that this was the fall decoration in the Welcome Center, created by Guest Services Agent Vivian Eddy. Coincidence? Maybe. But, could it be an example of how the Holy Spirit shares common … Continue reading →

“Spiritual direction provides an ‘address’ on the house of your life so that you can be ‘addressed’ by God in prayer. When this happens, your life begins to be transformed in ways you hadn’t planned or counted on, for God works in wonderful and surprising ways.” ~ Excerpted from Spiritual … Continue reading →

Living Life as a Spiritual Pilgrimage by Linda Mastro and Amy Kulesa “If we truly want to know the secret of soulful travel, we need to believe that there is something sacred waiting to be discovered in virtually every journey.” ~ Phil Cousineau in The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker’s … Continue reading →

Amy Kulesa will be guiding “On the Verge of Transformation,” a special Lenten retreat on the weekend of Palm Sunday. Click here to learn more about the retreat. She is also the Director of the Sisters of Bon Secours Associates and recently shared this poignant reflection. How does it inspire … Continue reading →

Amy Kulesa, Director of the Sisters of Bon Secours Associates, presented a retreat recently around a gratitude theme. She shared a few inspiring videos with these guests and we thought that you would enjoy this one. This video is a reminder that even if we are burdened, life gives us … Continue reading →

Amy Kulesa, Director of the Sisters of Bon Secours Associates and frequent retreat presenter here at the Center, shared this beautiful poem with us. Never forget that there is only one you!   Among the billions of people on this planet there is only one YOU. There is not another … Continue reading →

Amy Kulesa, Director of the Sisters of Bon Secours Associates, shares this beautiful poem from John Donahue about prayer. Does it stir an image of prayer in your mind? Do you have a favorite space for prayer? Maybe a favorite spot at our Center? Share with us, if you’d like, … Continue reading →

Are you familiar with contemplative, Christian meditation practices? If you’re curious, but not sure when to begin, we’ve included a nice introduction video below that we discovered on YouTube. Many find that it’s helpful to adopt a prayer practice like this within a group setting. Centering Prayer sessions have been … Continue reading →