Viola Athaide, a student of Theology, is actively involved in parish life, leading Bible courses, the Prayer Group, and the Ministry with Maturing Adults.
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I can still hear my mother sing in her melodic voice the song Little Things Mean a Lot," and did she ever put into practice what she taught us! It is not the big projects and grandiose schemes that touch hearts, as much as the small things like being polite, welcoming someone, smiling, saying thank you, and being present to those who are ill or lonely."...
In todays poem, Viola Athaide uses images of dance to give us a different experience of what it means to make a retreat....
Games are mere trivial pursuits, you might say. Or are they? In today's poem, Viola Athaide sees something more in them....
A poem for this day of Pentecost - a feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ (120 in all), as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1–31.[1] For this reason, Pentecost is sometimes described by some Christians today as the "Birthday of the Church"....
It is undoubtedly a long ride to my destination. Nestled between tall buildings, Regis College beckons to those thirsty for new learning experiences. However, it isn't just book knowledge that I gain from my weekly trip downtown. The means of transportation provides me with interesting facets of life, not provided by any Theology course I am likely to take....
Everywhere you go, someone talks about de-cluttering. What exactly does this mean? To some it may be sorting through their piles of paper and recycling or shredding it. To another it is getting rid of those extra clothes parked on hangers in the closet gathering dust. Then there are those who have collections, teapots and elephants of all shapes and sizes made from different materials. How about the bookshelves groaning with books that need to be aired, or passed on to eager book sale organizers.Stop and think about what clutter really is....
Viola Athaide has written a poem about the Gospel parable of the workers in the vineyard. That poem is today's posting on Poetry Tuesdays....
Yesterday was the feast of St. Padre Pio. Viola Athaide recounts a 1960 encounter with Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap. commonly known as Padre Pio, a friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Capuchin....
This week's poem is by Viola Athaide, a student in the Windows of Theology program at Regis College, Toronto. She currently teaches Scripture at her local parish church....
This week's poem is by Viola Athaide, a student in the Windows of Theology program at Regis College, Toronto. She currently teaches Scripture at her local parish church....
