Surprise

March 13, 2017 gorcmeetsworld Current Events, Spirituality faith, Friendship, God, grief, hope, Kairos, love, retreat, spirituality, surprise

Surprises come in all shapes and sizes. They can bring unexpected blessings or catastrophic misfortunes. I've been the recipient of both and it has put me on a pendulum between happiness and sadness – loving life for its beauty, but hating it for its incredible unfairness. My most recent surprise was being invited to partake in … Continue reading Surprise

Sharing in Sacraments

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 gorcmeetsworld Current Events, Spirituality Canisius, challenges, communication, community, desire, doubt, experiences, failure, Family, fear, friends, Friendship, fulfillment, God, Happiness, Jobs, joy, Kairos, kinship, LT4, meaning, obstacles, passion, purpose, Relationships, results, retreat, sacraments, sharing, stories, Time, work, writing

Sacraments. You may hear the word and automatically think of Baptisms and First Communions, but there are some other types of sacraments that we far too often overlook. Believe it or not, if we don't pay attention we may just bypass sacraments multiple times a day! I'm talking about "Small S Sacraments" or those occurrences, … Continue reading Sharing in Sacraments

Living the Fourth

November 23, 2013February 18, 2017 gorcmeetsworld Uncategorized Christianity, experience, God, Kairos, Living the Fourth, LT4, New People, Religion and Spirituality

This past February I embarked on a journey that I didn't know what I should expect from. It was a weekend retreat called Kairos, that I heard so many wonderful things about, and people beaming smiles at my just telling me I needed to go. Sure enough I went, and became one of those beaming … Continue reading Living the Fourth

no rain, no gain

October 30, 2013November 1, 2013 gorcmeetsworld Uncategorized Blessing, Body of water, Buddhism, gain, God, Kairos, pool, Rain, Storm, Tarot, weather

Water can be a blessing and it can be a curse. We can swim in the water, or we can drown in it. Either way, we have to be careful of it. For me, water has definitely been a blessing. After all, my greatest relaxation comes from swimming and I love views of the lake. … Continue reading no rain, no gain

An Appreciation for Empty Seats

August 7, 2013November 4, 2015 gorcmeetsworld Uncategorized Canisius College, empty seats, Erin, Erin Kelly, Family, Friendship, Kairos, life, love, New Orleans, New York, Old Main, San Francisco, uncertainty, Western New York

August 24, 2009. It was my first day of classes at Canisius College and my second class of the day was Advanced Introduction to French in Old Main at 10 a.m. I picked a seat at the back table closest to the door, but making sure to put an empty seat in between me and … Continue reading An Appreciation for Empty Seats

Fall in Love, Stay in Love and It Will Decide Everything

April 26, 2013August 2, 2013 gorcmeetsworld Uncategorized arrupe, Canisius, Canisius College, decide everything, fall in love, God, Griffin, Jesuit, Kairos, love, Society of Jesus, stay in love, United States

Well, the time has come. This will be my last “Gorc Meets World” column in The Griffin newspaper, a place I have called home for four years. This column has been a surprising blessing for me. A blessing that has not only helped me with my own self-reflection, but one that has allowed me to … Continue reading Fall in Love, Stay in Love and It Will Decide Everything