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April 16, 2021
From Mary Oliver
Maker of All Things, Even Healings
All night under the pines the fox
moves through the darkness
with a mouthful of teeth
and a reputation for death which it deserves.
In the spicy villages of the mice he is famous,
his nose in the grass
is like an earthquake,
his feet on the path
is a message so absolute
that the mouse, hearing it, makes himself
as small as he can as he sits silent
or, trembling, goes on
hunting among the grasses for the ripe seeds.
April 15, 2021
In this episode of Messy Jesus Business podcast, Sister Julia Walsh talks with Sister Emily TeKolste about justice: what it is, and why systemic change is so complicated. They talk about the work of justice, which we are all called to do, how our liberation is bound together, and how we can go about achieving justice.
April 15, 2021
Our celebration of the nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph who are celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2021 continues with Sister Helena Fischer, who is celebrating her 60th year of religious life.
April 13, 2021
My latest column for the Global Sister Report is a reflection on the beginning of our second Easter season in the COVID-19 pandemic. There are a lot of emotions as we move through this transformative moment- feelings not too foreign to the disciples after the Resurrection. Wishing you all Easter blessings these days and praying that hope may emerge as we move forward!
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April 13, 2021
The next of our nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph who are celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2021 is Sister Clarence Marie Luckett, who is celebrating 70 years.
April 12, 2021
... to claim its space and spread its warmth across the vast prairies.
True, the snow is gone. The day light is noticeably longer. On the drive to work, you might see four, five, six red-tail hawks perched high in the still-bare trees, waiting for breakfast. One morning last week, I even saw a bald eagle. They always seem to draw forth a sense of awe.
April 12, 2021
Christ is Risen, Alleluia! A photo chronicle of Holy Week, the Triduum, and Easter Sunday at the CDN.
Final Friday of Lent
April 12, 2021
Nine Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph are celebrating jubilees of religious profession in 2021. Today we celebrate the life of Sister Susanne Bauer, celebrating 70 years as a Sister.
Sister Susanne is a native of Louisburg, Kan. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from St. Mary College (now University of St. Mary) in Leavenworth, Kan., in 1968 and a master’s in educational administration from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, in 1981.
April 11, 2021
Today we celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter also known as Divine Mercy Sunday. Some twenty-one years ago, Pope John Paul II proclaimed that the Second Sunday of Easter would be celebrated as Divine Mercy Sunday. This was proclaimed at the Canonization Mass of St. Faustina Kawalska, who worked throughout her life to make all aware of the merciful love of God.
April 5, 2021
By Sister Marietta Wethington
In the Gospel for Easter, Mary Magdalene and the other women went to the tomb of Jesus early in the morning to anoint his body since they were unable to do so on Good Friday. On their way they wondered how they would roll away the heavy stone. When they arrived, they found that the stone had been rolled away. We might ask ourselves:
What are the stones that need to be rolled away from my heart that I may more clearly see the Risen Jesus?
April 4, 2021
He has Risen Alleluia! Alleluia!
Easter Blessing by David Whyte (in memoriam for John O’Donohue)
April 4, 2021
Well, no one could say it didn't have a thrilling ending.
Of course, the Easter narrative holds our greatest finale, and we lived into that pretty fully last night.
April 3, 2021
What is one thing that this past year has taught you? What is your learning experience? Fr. Donald Goergen, OP asked these questions as he gave a virtual retreat to Adrian Sisters, in which we participated.
April 1, 2021
National Poetry Month begins today. We enter into the Triduum as well.
Here is a poem for both:
April 1, 2021
Sister Julia Walsh and author Christiana N. Peterson contemplate death, our cultural fear and avoidance of it, and what it looks like to be in a healthy relationship with death. They also discuss grief, mysticism and the saints, the importance of death rituals, and whether rituals are for the dead or those in mourning