by Director of Communications | Apr 7, 2016 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
(John 20: 11-18) So many emotions these days of Eastertide! They run the gamut from the despair and desolation of Good Friday to the profound joy on early Easter morning in the recognition of Jesus, the One whom all of those closest to him thought they had lost...
by Director of Communications | Apr 1, 2016 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118; Revelation 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19; John 20:19-31 More than once I’ve heard people joke, usually about their long-past teachers, “The Sisters of Mercy had no mercy; the Sisters of Charity had no charity.” Ouch! In the course of a...
by Director of Communications | Mar 27, 2016 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
From Our Founders and Friends Easter Season 2016 From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for us today, in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Our holy ones, Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Louise de Marillac, and Vincent de Paul...
by Director of Communications | Mar 25, 2016 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
“I THIRST” – Jesus, you speak these words from a place of anguish that we can barely stand to look at. This thirst is no metaphor. It is stark, terminal dryness, beyond quenching. Your death is very near, and you will meet it, still thirsty. Did you remember, Jesus,...
by Director of Communications | Mar 25, 2016 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
In the end there is only the son and his mother. They inhabit a country all their own, an island of peace amidst a sea of confusion and violence. Death is happening in this moment, but Life will mysteriously, and forever, triumph. Let us approach with reverence and...
by Director of Communications | Mar 18, 2016 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 “He was a burning shining lamp, and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.” (John 5:35) Given all the readings for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, Jesus might well have spoken...
