January 2017

Please keep the Giving Voice network of sisters in their 20 & 30s in your thoughts and prayers this weekend, January 13-15, as they gather to explore ways to heal divisions in our Church, country, and world.

Over 20 young Catholic sisters will come together at Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery in Phoeniz, AZ for individual and communal prayer, shared reflection and conversation as well as break time to have fun and get to know one another better.

Reflecting on the ups and the downs of 2016, I find myself longing for the feast of the Epiphany and all the wisdom it carries with it. The advice gleaned from the Magi story feels like a way to step into 2017 with hope whether it be my personal life, religious life, or the life of the world.

In the light of the night

they lay unceremoniously discarded by the roadside

conifers cast aside with

season's cheer and a chill in the air...