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January 27, 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 […]
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January 24, 2021
Yesterday’s Gospel reading (Mark 3: 20-21) was just a few lines. It spoke of the crowds that were following Jesus. The last words of the passage were that his family were worried that he was “out of his mind.” Yeah, this whole preaching the good news thing can seem a bit strange and counter cultural, apparently from the very beginning of the experiences that inspired the Gospel writers.
January 24, 2021
On September 30, 2019, on the memorial of St. Jerome, Pope Francis announced that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time would be celebrated as the Sunday of the Word of God in his Apostolic Letter, “Aperuit illis: Instituting the Sunday of the Word of God.”
January 21, 2021
"Defining reconciliation for me is pretty simple, it's restoring right relationships," Sister Mumbi explains. But true restorative justice requires four pillars: peace, mercy, justice and truth.
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January 19, 2021
When I was a kid, one of my favorite things was page 14 of the Highlights magazine. It was the page that had the photo where you had to find the hidden items within the photo. I LOVED IT! I also enjoyed the side-by-side photos where you had to spot the difference. These were always fun challenges for me! Here's a similar story...I was excited to post some photos that I took in the woods less than a week ago. I love the way the sun looks when it comes through the trees, especially when they're barren.
January 17, 2021
From talking with friends and family, I know I’m not the only one who is a wee bit tired these days. Pandemic. Politics. Life in the midst of pandemic and politics. No elaboration is necessary. If this is where you are at these days, you might like this video prayer I just put together, set to “Show Up” by Jill Phillips.
January 15, 2021
As a house, we are currently studying St. Dominic: The Story of a Preaching Friar by Donald J. Goergen, OP. In the most recent chapter we read, Fr. Donald writes:
January 14, 2021
Sister Rose Marie Craycroft, 97, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 79th year of religious life. She was a native of New Haven, Ky.
Sister Rose Marie was a prayerful, positive person who had great artistic ability. Her former religious name was Sister Mary Clarence.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio, in 1966, followed by a master’s degree in library science from Spalding College (now University), Louisville, Ky., in 1975.
January 13, 2021
It was on the feast of Saint Joseph – March 19, 2010 – when Ursuline Sister Stephany Nelson first thought God might be calling her to religious life.
She was teaching at a school named for Saint Joseph in Bowling Green, Ky., and felt led to join a religious community that honors the foster father of Jesus. Sister Stephany is among the many people who are happy that Pope Francis has decreed 2021 a special year dedicated to Saint Joseph for the global Catholic Church.
January 12, 2021
when chaos storms Capitolsor your fragile heart and mindthe God of order restoresthe law of love remainswhen fatigue bends your body or your ambition, motivationthe God of rest renewsrestoration is comingwhen heartache breaks you downand you are crushed, cryingthe God of comfort holdsfeeling grief is holywhen fear is the fire that burns youand you areContinue reading "God is with us in all this hardship"
January 12, 2021
Yes, we are in quarantine here at the monastery, with positive cases. (You can read the statement from our prioress on the front page of our website.)
January 10, 2021
On Friday, all the Tiospa Zina Tribal School employees received the first of two doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine.
January 10, 2021
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. This brings to an end the season of Christmas. The Church recalls Our Lord's second manifestation or epiphany which occurred on the occasion of His baptism in the Jordan. Jesus descended into the River to sanctify its waters and to further his relationship with his heavenly Father. The event takes on the importance of a second creation in which the entire Trinity intervenes.