Describe your blessings

The staff of the National Catholic Sisters Week (NCSW, stkate.edu/ncsw) is inviting sisters to submit a short description of a single blessing in their lives for use in what they call a “gratitude movement.”

The movement was inspired by Ann Voskamp’s bestselling book, One Thousand Gifts.

“We see a chance to convey the joy of religious life and provide intimate glimpses into the lives of sisters, in their own words,” writes the NCSW team. NCSW will share the submitted blessings with the public via social media, including a Pinterest board specifically for this purpose.  

To submit a blessing:

1.    Write out the blessing, keep it brief, just a phrase or sentence fragment. It can describe any blessing, however dramatic or mundane, and consider being detailed in the description to help create a rich picture.
2.    Write your name including your congregation initials.
3.    The name of your religious community.
4.    Your city.
5.    If possible, please include a photo of yourself; web-sized head shots are what we are looking for. However, the blessing is more important than the photo, so do not let this be a hindrance.
6.    E-mail all of the above to 1000nungifts@gmail.com.
7.    Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, November 26.
8.    Please send one blessing per sister, but all sisters in your community are welcome to participate.

Examples from the book One Thousand Gifts:

1.    Morning shadows across the old floors
2.    Jam piled high on the toast
3.    Cry of blue jay from high in the spruce

For more information, contact Sister Mary Soher, O.P.: 651-690-6762 (office), mpsoher@stkate.edu, stkate.edu/ncsw.