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December 14, 2021
Not too long ago, one of my dear friends traveled to Rome. Among many noteworthy moments, including an…
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December 13, 2021
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December 13, 2021
Since 1931, the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph have celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12. Since the feast day fell on a Sunday in 2021, the Sisters celebrated the feast day Mass on Saturday, Dec. 11.
December 12, 2021
“The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a mighty savior; he will rejoice over you with gladness, and renew you in his love.” Zephaniah 3: 17
December 11, 2021
In a conversation with a friend who is a politically-active Dakota woman, I wondered what she thought about "reparations."
What, in her opinion, would it take for her and her family to feel "whole" in response to historical trauma, genocide, and experiencing personal trauma as well?
What, in her opinion, would it take for her and her family to feel "whole" in response to historical trauma, genocide, and experiencing personal trauma as well?
December 10, 2021
I have always been a "techie" at heart. So, I don't shy away from new technology. I simply ask "How can I use this to do something helpful or important?"
December 9, 2021
Season 5, Episode 1 of Messy Jesus Business podcast, hosted by Sister Julia Walsh. “I want to dignify…
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December 8, 2021
The Year of St Joseph ends today.
It was unexpected when Pope Francis declared a year dedicated to Joseph last year. I had already spent significant time with my friend Joe, having just finished the manuscript of my book (My Friend Joe: Reflections on St. Joseph – available as a paperback or ebook) the month before.
Joseph is always there for us, with us. He doesn’t need a special year or day. He can be our friend every day.
He can also be a model for us as we navigate this thing called life.
December 7, 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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December 6, 2021
I spent Saturday in some Advent solitude, hopefully having prepared at least a tiny part of my self for Christmas. I brought with me two trusted and dear friends: Greg Boyle and Mary Oliver. Greg Boyle (the Jesuit priest who runs Homeboy Industries in L.A.) wrote a new book during the pandemic, and I had received it as an early Christmas gift. The title is The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness, and the first line reads: “Nothing is more consequential in our lives than the notion of God we hold.”
Well…
December 3, 2021
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December 3, 2021
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December 2, 2021
I was a little mystified when, in mid-November, I got an email ad announcing 25% off the price…
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December 1, 2021
By Sister Marietta Wethington
Do you like Advent? It is my favorite liturgical season. I like its symbols, rituals and rich vocabulary. Advent comes in December, the darkest month of the year. The word advent means coming. What is coming? Who is coming? The light of the world is coming. Jesus is coming. Why is Jesus coming? To dispel the darkness from our hearts, our world and to give hope.