by Director of Communications | Feb 1, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Malachi 3:1–4; Psalm 24; Hebrews 2: 14–18; Luke 2:22–40 This feast beckons us to join the company of light-seekers and light-bearers. It surrounds us with wisdom born of decades of waiting, hope honed and fidelity tested over generations, promises kept,...
by Director of Communications | Jan 22, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
From the wonder of Christmas and the majesty of Epiphany, our energy (and the Church’s, too) now shifts. We’ve knelt with shepherds and sages, mesmerized by the sight of God-with-us as a helpless child. We’ve heard how this child of peace strikes terror in the hearts...
by Director of Communications | Jan 4, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13, Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6, Matthew 2:1-12 O God who on this day revealed your only begotten son to the nations by the guidance of a star, grant in your mercy that we, who know you already by...
by Director of Communications | Jan 4, 2020 | NEWS, Spirituality
Blessings on Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Feast Day! This PPT® presentation is offered courtesy of famvin.org and Sister Judith Metz, S.C.–Cincinnati. Elizabeth and her friends served each other in a variety of capacities: as role models and mentors, as substitute...
by Director of Communications | Jan 1, 2020 | NEWS, Spirituality
The Christmas message proclaims Emmanuel – God is with us! The angels bring tidings of great joy: “Do not be afraid!” Light has dawned, hope springs anew. Christmas challenges us to look around, to look beyond, to see the signs of God’s presence in flesh and...
by Director of Communications | Dec 8, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Genesis 3: 9–15, 20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1: 3–6, 11–12; Luke 1: 26–38 Today’s feast is mysterious in many ways. The doctrine tells us that God’s power —unexpected and unprecedented— acted at the very moment of Mary’s conception. Born of the love of her...