by Communications Office | May 8, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17 Themes abound today: Eastertide readings; the feast of St. Louise de Marillac, special for the Sisters of Charity and the entire Vincentian Family; Mother’s Day. Many threads in today’s...
by Communications Office | May 5, 2021 | NEWS
By Bill Hurley, Associate As we walk through life, the average person meets a few hundred thousand people. I venture to say that perhaps one hundred of them make a lasting impact on each of us. I first met Sister Barbara Ford in 1996. In one morning, she clearly...
by Communications Office | May 1, 2021 | NEWS
Readings: Acts 9:26-31; Psalm 22; 1 John 3:18:24; John 15:1-8 Saul was a man on a mission, obsessed, driven to stamp out the followers of Jesus, that upstart troublemaker. Today’s first reading recounts one version of his story. He became Paul, the one sent to bring...
by Communications Office | Apr 27, 2021 | Guatemala, NEWS
By Sister Mary E. Mc Cormick On April 23, 2021, in a moving ceremony conducted outdoors under a clear blue sky, ten men were beatified as martyrs in Santa Cruz, Quiché. The men, three missionary priests from Spain and seven native lay catechists, gave their lives for...
by Communications Office | Apr 24, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Acts 4:8-12; Psalm 118; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 Today’s readings depict Christ as our Shepherd and guide throughout life’s green pastures and dark valleys. Spend a few moments today or through the week praying with these two contemporary versions...
