by Director of Communications | Mar 3, 2017 | NEWS, Spirituality
March–April Lent invites us to clear the blocks in our hearts and minds to make way for God’s ever-new action in us. From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for today. Saints Elizabeth Seton, Vincent de Paul and Louise...
by Director of Communications | Mar 2, 2017 | NEWS, Spirituality
Take a New York walk in the footsteps of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. The saint (voice of Sr. Constance Brennan, SC) will be your guide to places in her native city where she lived, worshipped, or visited from 1774 to 1808. A narrator (voice of Sr. Anne Denise Brennan,...
by Director of Communications | Feb 28, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
We should always give you thanks, almighty and eternal God, for you do not cease to spur us on to possess a more abundant life and, being rich in mercy, you constantly offer pardon, and call on sinners to trust in your forgiveness alone. Never did you turn away from...
by Director of Communications | Feb 25, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Isaiah 49:14-15, Psalms 62:2-3, 6-7, 8-9, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 6:24-34 The message for today’s celebration is about God’s love and concern for us and calls us to respond in faith and trust. The first reading (Isaiah 49:14–15) describes a mother’s...
by Director of Communications | Feb 18, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18, Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13, 1 Cor 3:16-23, Mt 5:38-48 We continue for the fourth straight week with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. On the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we heard Jesus proclaim the beatitudes. Since then, each Sunday Jesus...
by Director of Communications | Feb 11, 2017 | NEWS, Reflections
Readings: SIR 15:15-20, PS 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34, 1 COR 2:6-10, MT 5:17-37 The first reading and the Gospel discuss the law of the Lord. The Psalm Response from Psalm 119 calls us blessed if we follow the law of the Lord. These readings...
