Author Archives: Christy Wesselman

  What is freedom?  What does it mean to you to “be free”? Is it free to do whatever you want? Free to worship and believe what you feel is right for you? Free to speak your passions and beliefs? Freedom from worry, stress, anxiety, fear? Free to create, do a job, have a careerContinue reading “Freedom”

The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God – if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak yourContinue reading “Be a Rainbow”

This past Saturday evening, I attended a high school reunion, a pretty significant one – our 40th. We had a rather festive gathering of about 60 people from a graduating class of about 180.  It seemed like a fairly good turnout in light of the fact that folks from our class live out of stateContinue reading “Time as I’ve Known It”

I am polishing my preparations for a retreat day on Creation Spirituality, Francis and John Denver scheduled for tomorrow from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM EST at the Oldenburg Franciscan Center.  I look forward to spending a few hours sharing my thoughts, reflections and prayers with the participants.  Whenever I lead a retreat, I feelContinue reading “All will be well . . .”

I am grateful for the support and encouragement of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Indiana.  They gave me a “shout out” on their newly designed web page.  Being an associate with the community has been a blessing and a source of spiritual growth. To paraphrase one of my favorite Star Trek lines “I haveContinue reading “Thanks!”