With her retirement pending it was time to bid farewell to my spiritual director. Sr. Joanne has been helping me since 1994. She's 78 so I don't fault her for slowing down. While she's discontinuing spiritual direction she will continue to lead retreats. A factor in my choosing her was her background in parish ministry. As a parish pastor I welcomed her wisdom about congregational dynamics.
It had been awhile since I'd seen her so wanted to thank her and say goodbye. She was always extremely helpful and never more so than at the time of Joanne's illness and death. There has been much grief in her personal family so this gave me an opportunity to listen and support also. She has been a huge positive in my life. Because one of you will ask, her order is The School Sisters of Notre Dame.
Thank you, Sr. Joanne!
Takk for alt,
Al
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