by Director of Communications | Mar 16, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Second Sunday of Lent In Pope Francis’ 2019 Lenten Message, Pope Francis invites us to recommit ourselves to the journey of conversion. This Lent, if we truly seek to live as children of God, our growth in self-giving will also have a powerful impact on...
by Director of Communications | Mar 9, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
A Reflection as Lent Begins Readings: Deuteronomy 26:4–10; Psalm 91; Romans 10:8–13; Luke 4:1–13 You were, Jesus, a frighteningly simple man whose only talent was to do good. Help us, like you, to accept the poverty of the commonplace. You knew...
by Director of Communications | Mar 5, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Lent (March–April 2019) Lent invites us to clear the blockages within and among us and to heed Christ’s invitation to change our hearts and minds. From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for today. Saints Elizabeth Ann...
by Director of Communications | Jan 27, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
“Caring for the Body” Readings: Nehemiah 8:2–10 (selections); Psalm 19 (selections); 1 Cor 12:12–30; Luke 1:1–4 and 4:14–21 The idea of the human body serving as a metaphor for the human community is hardly a new one. Even at the time St. Paul was writing to the...
by Director of Communications | Jan 12, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Isaiah 42:1–4, 6–7; Psalm104; Acts 10:34–38; Luke 3:15–16, 21–22 We are thirteen days into this New Year. The Christmas celebrations have officially ended. The gifts have been given and in some cases returned. The Christmas trees have been taken down...
by Director of Communications | Jan 5, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3A, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 A thousand pin pricks of light illuminate the deep desert sky, but the Magi see only one. A maverick star appearing from far beyond the edge of the known calls to them. Pay attention, it seems to...