By Sister Charlotte Sonneville, OSB
I serve as a Liturgy director for my community of Benedictine Sisters, so when I stumbled on this quote by Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB, I was struck by it:
Let your worship and your prayer be a fresh miracle every day to you. Only such worship, performed from the heart, with enthusiasm, is acceptable. Continue Reading
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB
On Sunday, the Church celebrates the Baptism of Jesus Christ.
Why, we might ask, would Jesus need to be baptized? He was sinless! Continue Reading
By Sister Marianne Burkhard, OSB
The 3 wise men who appear in Bethlehem from the Orient have always fascinated me. I see them mainly as spiritual seekers. Continue Reading
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB
Today is Christmas, the day we celebrate the birth of the Baby who changed the world.
Christmas has to be a definitive moment in God’s ongoing love for the world and all its people. Continue Reading
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
If you think you’re nobody special – and that what you do doesn’t matter – think about the story of Jesus.
He was born in a manger, in a barn. His first visitors were common shepherds. He was a nobody … till he died. Continue Reading
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB
1st reading: Micah 5:1-4; 2nd Reading Hebrew 10: 5-10; Gospel Luke 1:39-45
On Sunday we begin the final week of Advent … the final week of quieting our heart to experience Christ’s coming.
It’s the final week in a great gift of time. Continue Reading
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
Sometimes when I’m at Mass with my 3- and 4-year-olds, it’s impossible to concentrate on a homily. They are squirming, making eye contact with each other and on the verge of … something.
Yesterday was different. I heard Father Freddie’s words, and I have to share them with you now.
It was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The time Mary said, “Yes.” Continue Reading
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB
The 3rd Sunday of Advent is called “ Rejoice Sunday,” and all 3 readings speak about rejoicing and happiness that the Lord’s birth is near.
The 1st reading of Zephaniah’s prophecy is a song celebrating the restoration of Jerusalem. “Rejoice! The Lord is in your midst.” (Zephaniah 3) Continue Reading
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB
Preparation is a key word for the Advent season and especially for this second Sunday of Advent. But how shall we prepare … and for what? Continue Reading
Sister Hannah, right, was one of the mentors (along with me) for the high school students responsible for prayers at NCYC.
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
Recently one of the sisters in my community sent me an article about a conference called “New Faces, New Voices, New Ways of Being Church: An Exploration of the American Catholic Church Going Forward.”
Our church is certainly in a time of change. We are moving to something new, which is all we know for sure. Continue Reading
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