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July 2, 2020
"If we're really doing the Gospel work, our work is not to be loved by everyone. If we're really challenging the status quo in the way that Jesus did we're not going to make everyone happy. It is uncomfortable. It also means taking risks, it also means putting your body on the line." -Sister Alison McCrary SFCC
July 2, 2020
Recently I came across a saying that tells us the poor have much to teach us. As I thought about that I asked myself what the poor can teach us. Dependence is one thing.
July 2, 2020
Jonah found out. So did Isaiah and Jeremiah, although in very different ways. It’s impossible to run away from God!
June 30, 2020
Chapter 58 of the Rule of Benedict outlines the procedures for receiving people who desire to enter into the monastic life, specifically for Benedict, the cenobitic community. The chapter does not sugarcoat the process; it’s not meant to be a breeze. The elder member of the community entrusted to journey with the seeker must lay out the struggles in a candid and sincere manner. The seeker must show a love for the Liturgy of the Hours, for obedience, and for the hardships that are inevitable on the path of a communal life focused in humility and prayer and conversion.
June 30, 2020
 Happy 4th of July! Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay Today, may we reach out to one another in peace and unity that spans beyond physical distance and continue to pray for the safety and health of all during this time of global crisis. Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone...
June 29, 2020
 Show me a sign and Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have more inspiration to share. Stay tuned. Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite you to share this link, fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
June 28, 2020
Today the Ursulines Community celebrates the transition to a new Leadership Team for the Ursulines of the Eastern Province. It is also an opportunity to express our gratitude to the Ursulines who have served as the Province Leadership Team for the past six years. As we gather today, at this significant moment, we recall the words of Sr. Susan Flood, our Prioress General, at the conclusion of the General Chapter:
June 26, 2020
“Say her name!” I yelled, and the crowds roared back: “Breonna Taylor!” After …
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June 26, 2020
We nurture our life of prayer by reflective reading, particularly scripture, by periods of solitude and silence,and by an annual retreat. (CSJP Constitution 30)
It has been my privilege and joy to spend the last week on my annual retreat. My planned directed retreat at a retreat house was of course cancelled, this being 2020 when everything has been disrupted. So instead I met with my spiritual director virtually and retreated within driving distance to a quiet spot to make a private retreat.
June 25, 2020
In some parts of this country folks are living in drought conditions because they haven’t had enough rain to sustain the lands and its produce. Like the land, discernment also needs moisture if it’s going to reveal paths we are meant to travel.
June 22, 2020
... we definitely still find ways to have fun in our neighborhood!
June 22, 2020
 Visit us again to experience new 6 Word Stories of Hope. Are you discerning religious life? Walking with someone who is? We invite you to share this link, fspa.org/showmeasign, and join the conversation.
June 22, 2020
You know how some people have to eat all their potatoes, then all their peas, then all their carrots? You know how some people cannot handle one kind of food touching another on their plate? And, you how some other people like a little bit of potato, and peas, and carrots all in one bite?
June 22, 2020
To the Editor: