by Communications Office | Apr 10, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
“…Your mercy, your dear mercy is all my confidence…” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 What He Didn’t Say In a recent email, a friend wondered about the silences of Easter morning:...
by Communications Office | Apr 3, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for us in the transforming movements of our times. Our holy ones, Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Louise de Marillac, and Vincent de Paul lived deep within the mystery of Christ’s...
by Communications Office | Mar 27, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Among Mother Seton’s last prayers was one of her favorites – the Anima Christi (Soul of Christ), a prayer attributed to St. Ignatius Loyola. Elizabeth’s paraphrase of the Anima Christi was written in her own hand on the flyleaf of her prayerbook. The prayer has rich...
by Communications Office | Mar 20, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33 The following reflection is from The Sunday Website at Saint Louis University: Coming to Pieces A tiny grain plants itself deep within the soil. It tucks its self...
by Communications Office | Mar 12, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
March 12 is the fourth anniversary of the death of Sister Margaret Beaudette. Sister Margaret, or “Sister Peggie” as she was often called, was an accomplished sculptor who spent her ministry in education. From 1969 until 1989 she was head of the Art Department at...
by Communications Office | Mar 11, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
“Confiding hope and consoling peace have attended my way through storms and dangers that would have terrified a soul whose rock is not Christ.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Collected Writings, Volume 1, 245) The eye of the...
