by Sallie Bachar | Jul 2, 2021 | Reflections
In a few days we celebrate the Fourth of July, with this year marking the 245th anniversary of our nation’s independence. Freedom is a precious gift that we often take for granted. It is a basic human right that many are denied. The Oxford Dictionary defines freedom...
by Sallie Bachar | Mar 19, 2021 | Reflections
A few nights ago I was awakened by terrifying screams outside our bedroom window. My husband and I live in the country surrounded by a small patch of woods, so I knew it wasn’t a human scream. I rushed to the window but couldn’t see anything at first. After the...
by Sallie Bachar | Jan 15, 2021 | Reflections
As we still stand on the threshold of a new year I would venture to say that most of us breathed a huge sigh of relief when we turned the calendar over to 2021, and yet, in many ways, we still carry 2020 with us. COVID-19 is still here. Racial injustice and...
by Sallie Bachar | Oct 23, 2020 | Reflections
“There is a really deep well inside me. And in it dwells God. Sometimes I am there, too . . . And that is all we can manage these days and also all that really matters: that we safeguard that little piece of You, God, in ourselves.” The above words were written by...
by Sallie Bachar | Jul 30, 2020 | Reflections
In the beginning of this pandemic when the churches were closed and we could no longer honor the Sabbath as we used to with Mass and church services, I felt lost. Sunday just wasn’t the same, and the rest of the week felt all askew because I didn’t have my time at...
