National Migration Week – January 2017
Pope Francis asks us to view our interactions with migrants as an engagement with Jesus, he calls us to create a culture of encounter.
What Is Trafficking and What Can We Do?
January has once again been proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month by President Obama. Also, at the end of December 2016, Pope Francis sent a letter to bishops about injustices regarding children including lack of education, malnutrition,…
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Would you please consider taking a few minutes each day in praying for trafficking victims?
Fourth Week of Advent
It is amazing to me that, as we approach Christmas, as we near the end of Advent, when things are getting more frenetic, the fourth Sunday of Advent is Peace!
Third Week of Advent
The candle we light this week is the candle of joy…the rose within the purple candles. This is my favorite of the themes. In this season of Advent, of anticipation, joy is surely a sign of our preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus!
Second Week of Advent
This second week of Advent we hear the cry of John the Baptist, “Make straight the way of the Lord.” We are told to prepare, to prepare our hearts and lives.
Ecuador Immersion Trip Reflection
Our time in Ecuador was filled with memories that will last a lifetime. The four ministries that we visited gave us a sense of the needs that are being met by BVMs in partnership with the people of Quito and…
First Sunday of Advent
Wow! How did the year go by so quickly? Here we are, lighting the candle for the first Sunday of Advent. The readings tell us to get ready, to BE ready. I am not.