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“You may for a time be plagued by all sorts of trials, so that when Jesus Christ is revealed, your faith will have been tested and proved like gold.” (1 […]

“The years pass and soon the Harvest is at hand, a time to reap the fruit of one’s life.” (excerpts from Psalm 90 from “Psalms for Praying”) “The time to […]

“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 […]

“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, […]

“ … 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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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, […]

“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 […]

“‘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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]