I have to say that I am very proud of Convergent Streams. We have made it into our third year of publication! When we started this publication, we were told two things: 1) It has never been successfully done in the ISM and 2) It will never last. That is not to say that we…
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, It was the fall of 2013 that I learned of the publication of Convergent Streams . I recall the excitement I had on learning that a publication specific to the Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) existed. I immediately ordered all of the back issues as well as the current issue for that time. In…
Christmas
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. The cold weather is painful with arthritis and the shorter days does a number on my depression, but the excitement and anticipation of the coming of the Christ-child makes all that seem irrelevant. Of course, the cold weather is easier to deal with at my size. I…
Final Things
God has blessed me with a ministry that tends to minister to those who are terminally ill. It is not a ministry I chose, nor would I have if I had been given the choice. However, it is a calling that I embrace. I have had the honor of standing by a holy man of…
From the Editor
It has been a winter to remember! Most of us in the southern United States rarely see any kind of winter precipitation, or if we do, it is usually nothing more than a dusting of snow or a slight icing of the roadways. However, this year has been wild. Here at the headquarters for Convergent…
There’s no such thing!
This article is going to read like it’s all about me. Please be patient. It’s not. I am a cradle Roman Catholic. My family participated, as a family, in many of the Roman Catholic devotions and rituals of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. I’m a product of 15 years of Roman Catholic formal education. 13…
From the Editor
At the end of the last year and the start of the new one, I found myself reflecting on all the things I have done and haven’t done over this year. Many people take the opportunity to make New Year’s resolutions, only to find themselves breaking them before the end of January. This year I…