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Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
...and that “I should try to be like her!” Her niece Jill cherishes her many emails. “She was always so interested in me and my photography. Her loss will be felt in my heart for a long time.” Niece Anne wrote: “The thing I loved most about Aunt Mary Ann was her commitment to her vocation and her approach to life. Her famous line was ‘moderation.’ It’s amazing how powerful the word ‘moderation’ can be to shape thoughts and actions....
Sunday, March 6, 2022: First Sunday of Lent
...him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to him, “I shall give to you all this power and glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I may give it to whomever I wish. All this will be yours, if you worship me.” Jesus said to him in reply, “It is written: ‘You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.’” Then he...
“Racial Justice and the Catholic Church” book review
...in the fifth chapter, too often Black Catholic theologians are invited almost exclusively to speak on issues of racial justice — ignoring their expertise on other areas of theology. We are all worse off for this. Becoming genuinely universal Massingale also emphasizes action. Statements from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he points out, too often lack power because they never entered into catechesis. And because no resources were invested in creating offices to implement the charges. “We cannot...
Make us ONE
Holy God, take away all hatred, prejudice and division and all things that interfere with what makes us ONE. May we be united in beliefs and practices of Peace, Faith, and Justice… Empower us to act as one heart and mind in this beautiful world You have created for us to live in. In Your name we pray. Amen...
Sunday, April 3, 2022: Fifth Sunday of Lent
...the temple where crowds have gathered and he is teaching them. There is therefore an audience for what the scribes and Pharisees are about to do. They are going to test Jesus in the hope he will give them evidence on which they can bring a charge against him. Jesus and his growing number of followers are a threat to those in power and they want to end that threat. Claiming that the Torah commands the woman caught in adultery...
May 15, 2022: Fifth Sunday of Easter
...requires his disciples to love others as they love themselves, rather Jesus invites us to love as he loves us: to death. Action Most likely very few among us will be asked to give our lives for another. What Jesus does ask of us is to love unconditionally and constantly, no matter what. During this Easter Season of grace, can we ask for the gift to love as Jesus loves because of the power of the Holy Spirit within us?...
May 22, 2022: Sixth Sunday of Easter
...and us. How can our hearts be troubled or afraid if we live on the constant reliance of the presence of Jesus’ Holy Spirit bringing us peace and reminding us of all that Jesus has said and done? Action During these last weeks of Paschal time, can we ask for the gift or remembering the presence of the Holy Spirit within us and make the effort to rely more deeply on the power of that love for ourselves and others?...
May 29, 2022: The Ascension of the Lord
Gospel: Luke 24:46-53 Jesus said to his disciples: “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” Then...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...large Hershey bars and a jar of stuffed olives. She didn’t turn them in but instead put them in her trunk in the attic. Then, her conscience began to bother her and she was afraid trunks might be checked and the goodies discovered. So, she wrote notes to two other sisters and me asking us to meet her at her alcove in the dormitory. Of course, we all came at the designated time, and to our delight she spread the...
July 3, 2022: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power to ‘tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Reflection I love Jesus’ common sense approach...
Prayer for Peace and Healing
...and religion. Let us find serenity and solitude amidst the upsetting news creating uncertainties and anxiety. Open our eyes to truly see no boundaries, that we are all united, wherever we are. May we never remain complacent, frustrated and hopeless. May we embrace, instead, ways toward individual and communal transformation. Deepen our quest and ignite our spirits to the radical truth that we are all one. With renewed confidence, we trust in the power of Love, Mercy and Justice. Amen....
A reflection for Reception into the Novitiate
...the Cistercians, it seems that various spiritual writers are appropriating the phrase to describe an environment that allows your heart and mind to be slowly transformed as you cooperate with the grace of God. Perhaps these writers have read the section of Proverbs you selected for today, Leslie. We might define our school of love as an environment in which we discover the life-changing power of cooperating with the designs of Providence; where we realize just how life giving it...