Author Archives: Carol Dodd

Two things have surprised me during my first two days in Ireland, of the three weeks I will spend here helping with the Woodlands Academy Summer Camp. The first was when I arrived to the Dublin airport and all the … Continue reading →

As it´s the first weekend after exams, we’re having a few days away as a community to close the year together before the diaspora to new communities and summer apostolates. Here I am on the first morning, sitting outside after … Continue reading →

On my first trip to Ávila, my buddy wasn’t so much St. Teresa- it was John of the Cross. For a couple of months I’ve been working my way through “The Impact of God” by Fr. Iain Matthew, in which … Continue reading →

Daisies are my favorite flower, because to me, they seem to smile out at the world. Jesus has been giving me a lot of them recently, since they grow as wildflowers on our lawn. I was spoiled, though, when on … Continue reading →

I have a digital post-it on my desktop called “blog ideas.” Here´s what it says: For the past several weeks, this list has been getting longer and my days have been somehow getting shorter. Not because it´s the time of … Continue reading →

“The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (Jn 3:8) I … Continue reading →

The day after we got back from missions, Easter Monday, we watched the movie The Good Lie. Something in me sensed that it had a different message for me now than it would have had eight months ago. To know … Continue reading →

Chapter 1 left off with the Easter procession. On Good Friday we went to two very small but fervorous processions, where we walked the streets of the pueblo behind a statue of the dead body of Christ as if bringing … Continue reading →

This is going to take more than one blog. My Holy Week mission this year was quite an experience… family missions in Valencia. It was my first one with families (and in Spain, for that matter). And… I LOVED IT! … Continue reading →

Something I´ve learned in my short little life is how much can change in one day. Be it for better or for worse…it doesn´t always take long for it to happen. Something I´m still learning in my short little life … Continue reading →