by Communications Office | Dec 17, 2023 | Advent 2023, home
Third Sunday of Advent Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6A, 10, Psalm 146, James 5:7-10, Gospel – Matthew 11:2-11 Third Sunday of Advent reflection by Sr. Margaret O’Brien “REJOICE! Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” And that says...
by Communications Office | Dec 10, 2023 | Advent 2023, home, NEWS
Second Sunday of Advent Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 Second Sunday of Advent reflection by Sr. Sheila Brosnan The second week of Advent sets us definitively on the path to the celebration of God’s...
by Communications Office | Dec 3, 2023 | Advent 2023, home, NEWS
First Sunday of Advent Readings- Isaiah 63:16b–64:2-7 – Psalm 80 – 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 – Mark 13:33-37 – God is the potter, we the clay – we are the work of God’s hands Psalm 80: God, let us turn to you...
by Communications Office | Mar 15, 2023 | home, NEWS, Reflections
Pope Francis invites us to: “Fast from worries and have trust in God.” We frequently worry about next steps, what others think, dangers ahead. We worry about illness in our families, war in our world and the decisions we make. Pope Francis urges us instead to trust in...
by Communications Office | Feb 28, 2023 | home, NEWS, Reflections
“Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.” Psalm 51 This first week of Lent, let us look at the ways we have fallen short. What have we done or failed to do to become the person God has called us to be? Can we with humility, ask God to transform us? Do we trust that...
by Communications Office | Jan 8, 2023 | home, NEWS, Reflections
Photo credit: Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan, NY Reflection on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Jan. 8, 2023 My heart aches – I’m sure yours does too – when I hear about the persecution of one ethnic or political group by another. Front and center...
