by Communications Office | Jul 30, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
July 31 marks the foundation day when Elizabeth Seton began the community in Emmitsburg. By Regina Bechtle, SC On a hot summer day in 1809, a group of women made their way to a lush valley in the rolling hills of northern Maryland, near the village of Emmitsburg. They...
by Communications Office | Jun 23, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
“I live in hope – you know, and if in this world all is blasted, still we will hope and hope to the last.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Collected Writings, Volume 2, 649) Hope by its nature desires something in the future, and expects to receive...
by Communications Office | Jun 5, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16,22-26 Bread is the staple of many cultures: white, rye, sourdough, Middle Eastern pita, tortillas and pan dulce from LatinX countries, French baguettes, Ethiopian injera flatbread, Irish soda bread,...
by Communications Office | May 30, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for today. Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vincent de Paul, and Louise de Marillac invite us to open our hearts to Christ’s gift of the Holy Spirit, to our neighbors around us,...
by Communications Office | May 29, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Psalm 33; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 Have you ever wondered about the number of times in a single day you make the Sign of the Cross? I hadn’t really thought about it until I was recently waiting for a Saturday 5 PM Mass to...
by Communications Office | May 22, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 In her book Mary for Today (Thomas More Press, 1977), Sr. Patricia Noone, SC reflects on Mary’s presence among the early disciples as they awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit: “The...
