Charity Reflections
Spiritual reflections by Sisters and Associates
May 27, 2018 — Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
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...
May 20, 2018 – Solemnity of Pentecost
READINGS: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 (or Galatians 5:16-25); John 20:19-23 As a child, I was always drawn to the Feast of Pentecost. I think I liked the idea of the apostles, students, becoming the teachers in an instant because they could...
May 13, 2018 — Seventh Sunday of Easter & Mother’s Day
READINGS: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Psalm 103: 1 John 4:11-16; John 17:11b-19 Today we celebrate Mother’s Day AND the final Sunday of Eastertide before Pentecost. Mothers’ Day is a Hallmark creation and moms are showered with gifts beyond all other days. We cannot forget...
May 10, 2018– Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
READINGS: Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 “When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.” An avid science fiction fan, I used to envision this as a Star Trek episode, or the closing...
May 6, 2018 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 4: 7-10; John 15: 9-17 Could it really be true that God’s love is impartial? Can we really trust the words of Scripture that repeatedly remind us that every person is not only accepted by God,...
April 29, 2018 – Fifth Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31; Psalm 22:26-32; 1John 3:18-24; John 15:1-8 At this time of the year, vines and branches are visible reminders of the changes in nature as we observe landscapers cleaning the ravages of winter to make room for spring to enter...
April 22, 2018 – Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday)
Readings: Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12; Psalm 118; 1 John 3:1-2; John 10:11-18 The Easter readings reveal the presence of the risen Jesus in the life of the early Church and help us to relive what those encounters may have meant for his early followers, and for us...
April 15, 2018 – Third Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9; 1 John 2:1-5A; Luke 24:35-48 I’m a list maker. Almost every day I create a checklist of tasks that need to be done at work. Often there’s a separate list of errands to be accomplished after work. All because I need...
April 8, 2018 – Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Readings: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 118; 1 John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 Thomas has gotten a pretty bad rap over the centuries, but I for one can empathize with him. I don’t appreciate anyone who I think is trying to “con” me. What I know, I know from my experience, and I trust...
April 1, 2018 – Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord
Readings: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6B-8; John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 On the Friday we call “Good,” Jesus was delivered, entregada. In anguish, he cried out to the One who seemed silent: It is finished…. Father, into your hands I...