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November 28, 2021
Advent is a season of waiting. We wait with Joseph and Mary for the coming of the Christ child. We wait for the inbreaking of God into the human family. We wait, radically, in a culture that prioritizes control and instant gratification.
In the words of Henri Nouwen:
November 28, 2021
Happy Feast Day! Today, November 28th, is the day the Roman Union of Ursuline Sisters was founded.
November 27, 2021
You might be forgiven for thinking that it is Christmas time. Shopping, lights, carols and the general hustle and bustle of a commercialized holiday season are already upon us.
The Church year however begins on Sunday with a different season … Advent.
It is a time of expectant waiting for the coming of God with us. A pause. An opportunity to be.
I don’t know about you, but I especially need Advent this year. My spirit yearns for the rhythm.
November 26, 2021
Here's an article that really helped me to think through the "Well, it's complicated...what could I do?" that occurs when we members of the dominant "colonial/settler" culture begin to wrestle with racism and its systemic impact on Indigenous peoples. Being an ally involves actions, not merely words or hopes.
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November 25, 2021
Season 4, Episode 10 of Messy Jesus Business, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “When I say everyone belongs,…
The post AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez: Discipleship, Decolonization, and Discomfort appeared first on Messy Jesus Business.
November 25, 2021
Happy Foundation Day of the Company of St. Ursula!
486 years ago today, on November 25, 1535, St. Angela Merici founded the Company of St. Ursula which became the Ursuline sisters.
November 24, 2021
To Paradise now may the angels bring you, and may the martyrs now come to meet you on your way, and may you be led into the holy city Jerusalem. All the choirs of angels make you welcome there, and with Lazarus once so ill and poor, may peaceful joy be now forever yours. ~In […]
The post Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Her – Jacquelyn Ernster appeared first on Benedictine Sisters of Yankton.
November 24, 2021
Thanksgiving also offers us a place to explore different meanings and perspectives on celebrating gratitude. Here are some excellent resources from a mailing list to which I belong.
November 22, 2021
Chix with Stix, a group of knitting enthusiasts, enjoyed another visit to Maple Mount on Nov. 19, 2021. The women gathered in the Mount Saint Joseph Auditorium to share their accomplishments with each other and enjoy each other’s company. Here are some photos.
November 22, 2021
The Most Rev. William Medley, bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro, came to Maple Mount on Nov. 22, 2021, to anoint the Sisters and then to speak about the coming of Advent.
“Advent reminds us we get to start over,” Bishop Medley said. “We get a second chance.” Advent begins on Nov. 28, the first weekend of the new Church year.
November 22, 2021
This Advent I'll be taking part in (and offering my own reflection to) "Imagine Advent," a daily reflection program from the Jesuits of the United States and Canada. Looking at where we can find God in the stories we tell- be it in film, books, poetry, art, or elsewhere- this program promises new insight during this sacred season as we prepare for Immanuel, God with Us. I invite you to join me by signing-up for daily e-mails at jesuits.org/advent
November 21, 2021
On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or Christ the King.
November 19, 2021
Note from Sister Julia, Messy Jesus Business host: This little corner of the internet is devoted to the…
The post Descending Into the Rosary appeared first on Messy Jesus Business.