Wood(en) Hearts: A Reflection by Pat Hayes, CSA

In this episode of Heartbeats, Sister Pat Hayes, CSA, invites the viewer to reflect on a poem she wrote in 2011. Click this link to open the PDF of the poem: www.csasisters.org/editoruplo...
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Listen to your heart beat.
The “Heartbeats” video series includes words and images designed for spiritual renewal and uplifting reflection. In each episode, a sister or associate invites you into a space of compassion and caring. Listen to the call of your caring heart, valuing presence and mutual relationships as a way of life. Activate your compassionate heart, responding to ecological, ecclesial, societal, and global challenges. With each heartbeat, learn more about the congregation and more about yourself.
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0:00 - Video Start
3:52 - Skip First Reflection (90 seconds)
5:31 - Skip Second Reflection (90 seconds)
5:40 - Question Segment 1 - What do you feel when you consider the word “heart”? What words come to mind when you hear that word? What memories or images get stirred?
6:15 - Question Segment 2 - Might a “heart condition” also mean something more emotionally related? What might that be? Do you have a “heart condition”?
6:45 - Question Segment 3 - How is your heart right now? Are you experiencing “hardness of heart” around a person, situation, or issue? if so, what might have contributed to it? What might aid in “softening your heart”? What might be God’s invitation in considering the possibility of “softening” your heart regarding a particular person, situation or issue?
7:45 - Question Segment 4 - What might aid in “hardening your heart” around this person, situation or issue? How might God hold you and your heart and be with you in this process?
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About The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes
The Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes (CSA), founded in 1858, is based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Today, CSA has more than 150 sisters across the United States and Nicaragua who strive to minister with simplicity and hospitality in the fields of education, healthcare, pastoral ministry, and social service.
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