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Sister Dorothy Karier
Published on April 13, 2007
“How happy are the poor in spirit; theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3) “This was Sister Dorothy Karier’s favorite Scripture reading. In 1984, when she was ministering in…
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Sister Joseph Miriam Sheehan
Published on March 29, 2007
“The command that I give you is this, that you love one another.” (John 15:17) “All Sister Joseph Miriam’s life was lived out in love for God and her neighbor,…
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Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
Published on February 22, 2007
“ … Jesus went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed, for God was with him.” (Acts 10:38) “How much like Jesus’ life was that of Sister Mary…
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Sister Julia (Marie Loretta) Shea
Published on February 20, 2007
“Be still before the Lord; wait for God.” (Psalm 37:7) “In speaking of Sister Julia’s death, more than one person has commented, ‘She waited so long to die’ or ‘She…
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Sister Dorothy (Marie Christopher) Souligny
Published on December 12, 2006
“Go, therefore, make disciples of all the nations. …” (Matthew 28:19) “In January of 1977, Sister Loretta Schafer (RIP), then general superior, wrote: ‘Because we have come to a deep…
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Sister Claretta Burbine
Published on December 4, 2006
“Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13, adapted) “St. Paul laid out a plan for the Corinthians that,…
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Sister Margaret Ellen O’Connor
Published on December 3, 2006
“Even the wilderness will rejoice in those days.” (Isaiah 35:1) “During this season of Advent, many Scripture readings will be similar to this reading from Isaiah (35:1-6). Images of a…
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Sister Mary Esther Larkin
Published on December 1, 2006
“‘Come and see,’ Jesus answered.” (John 1:39) “This vignette from the Gospel of John (1:35-40), short though it is and confined to the events of a single day, sums up…
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Sister Jane Maher
Published on November 28, 2006
“Jesus said, ‘Go therefore to others in the name of God: Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. And remember I am with you always!’” (adapted Matthew 28:19-20) “Today we celebrate the life…
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Sister Mary Carina Connors
Published on November 25, 2006
“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness.” (Isaiah 42:6) “Those of us who knew Sister Mary Carina during her life as an educator and administrator would have…
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Sister Ann Patrick McNulty
Published on November 19, 2006
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘That is why I am telling you not to worry about your life. …’” (Luke 12:22) “In the Jerusalem Bible translation, this passage from…
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Sister Mary Evangelista Herber
Published on November 1, 2006
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (Scripture Readings Advent to Pentecost, Carmelites of Indianapolis) “Sister Mary Evangelista Herber — Vangie — has been…
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