Charity Reflections
Spiritual reflections by Sisters and Associates
Sunday, February 28, 2016 — Third Sunday in Lent
READINGS: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15; Psalm 103; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12; Luke 13:1-9 During Lent, we focus on giving up what clouds our connection with God. Repentance is the best way to clear out the haze and establish a renewed relationship with God. As a convert to...
February 21, 2016 — Second Sunday in Lent
Readings: Genesis 15: 5-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b -36 In the Transfiguration, the light and divinity of Jesus is revealed to Peter, James and John as they prayed. In prayer today, we can imagine ourselves on that mountain with Jesus, where...
February 7, 2016 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings: Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalm 138: 1-5,7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The readings which end the short period of ordinary time focus on the call of God’s servants – Isaiah and Peter — as we look forward to the start of Lent in a few days. They each...
February 2, 2016 — The Presentation of Our Lord
Readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 By the time February comes we are already feeling that winter is too long even if we have been spared cold days and numerous snow events. Groundhog Day offers a bit of a distraction as we put our...
January 31, 2016 — Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
READINGS: Jeremiah 1:4-5, 14-17; Psalm 71; 1 Corinthians 12: 31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30 PROPHETS AND LOVERS “Hearts on Fire” was the theme of my congregation’s 2015 Assembly, a once-every-four-year gathering to set our direction and elect our leaders. One memorable...
January 24, 2016 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
READINGS: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Last Sunday at Mass, we heard that we are called to proclaim “God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations.” It seems to me that we do this in our homes, our convents, in our...
January 17, 2016 — 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
READINGS: Isaiah 62: 1-5; Psalm 96; 1 Corinthians 12: 4-11; John 2: 1-11 The Wedding Feast at Cana More than 20 years ago 18 pilgrims climbed into our tour bus. We were leaving Jerusalem with Sister Eileen Storey, SC, leading us onward to our first full day in Israel....
January 10, 2016 — The Baptism of Our Lord
Readings: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Luke 3:15-16, 21-22 We are ten days into this New Year. The Christmas celebrations have officially ended. The gifts have been given and in some cases returned. The Christmas trees have been taken down and now lay dying on...
Reflecting on the Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Year of Mercy
On the occasion of the Feast Day on January 4th, Sr. Mary Mc Cormick shared the following reflection at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on State Street. I am one of the Baltimore Catechism generations, and in my day memorized vast quantities of questions and...
January 3, 2016 – The Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord
Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 This week the texts beckon to us from a dark time of captivity and exile when there was a vision for a bright future for God’s people, to the Magi from the East searching...