Lenten Reflection: For the Fifth Friday of Lent
In the reading for this week, Jeremiah says, “The Lord will make a new covenant and plant the law in our hearts.” We know the law is one of LOVE and so we understand within us is that love and…
Lenten Reflection: for the Fourth Friday of Lent
When I read the words, “Return, O Israel, to Your God.” in the reading from Hosea, I heard echoes of Ash Wednesday. In Joel 2:12, God says to us “Return to me with your whole heart.” I also hear the…
Lenten Reflection: for the Third Friday of Lent
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son; so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life (JN 3:16). Jealousy, resentment, and anger, all destructive emotions, nearly consume Joseph’s brothers: “When his brothers saw that…
Lenten Reflection: for the Second Friday of Lent
Traditionally, the practices of the season of Lent have been prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Prayer, the lifting of our mind and heart to God, has taken on various forms throughout the centuries – from novenas, rosaries, and the divine office, …
Lenten Reflection: for the First Friday of Lent
When the Pharisees complain to Jesus about him sitting with tax collectors and sinners, he says, ”Learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ “
Ash Wednesday/Valentine’s Day: Fan into Flame the Gift That Is Yours
As I sit in front of a blazing fire I am mesmerized by magnificent colors, warmed by its heat and attuned to its crackling sound. The fire is bright, vibrant and energizing. The flames engulf the entire fireplace and then…
Celebrating February Second
February 2nd had historically been named Candlemas Day, Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the history of the BVM Sisters, it had also been time when…
National Human Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness Month
This month of January is National Human Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The scope of this violation of basic human rights is staggering. It is the fastest growing criminal enterprise of the 21st century, an estimated $150 billion industry…
Happy New Year
As Catholic Christians, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family on the Sunday following our Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus. Most of us live the majority of our lives as part of a nuclear family; all of…
Advent Week Four: Christmas Eve
Years ago, I was ministering at Peshawbestown, a reservation on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It was Christmas Eve. Father and I had finished setting out gifts for the children in the hall adjacent to the church. A young couple entered the…