BVM Blog - Walk With Us
We invite you to Walk With Us as BVM sisters and associates share their reflections on spirituality, our daily life, and the charism of the BVM community as expressed in our core values: freedom, education, charity and justice. We welcome you to share your comments, your reflections and your questions.
Lenten Reflection: for the Third Friday of Lent
March 1, 2018
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,…
Lenten Reflection: for the Second Friday of Lent
February 22, 2018
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…
Lenten Reflection: for the First Friday of Lent
February 16, 2018
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
February 13, 2018
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.…
Celebrating February Second
February 1, 2018
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…
National Human Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness Month
January 12, 2018
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…