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God shows us that sacrificial love makes a world of difference  by Sister Sally Ann Brickner John, the beloved disciple of Jesus, authored today’s Gospel (John 13:31-35) and the passage from... Read More

The words we hear on Sunday reveal much about our Good Shepherd  by Sister Elise Cholewinski “Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.” These were the words on a... Read More

The Fisherman of our hearts  invites us to draw near by Sister Lynne Marie Simonich In our Gospel for this Third Sunday of Easter the risen Jesus appears to his disciples for the third time. He... Read More

May compassion permeate our encounters with others   by Renae Bauer Jesus shows mercy to the disciples by proclaiming peace, sending the Holy Spirit, and instructing them to forgive. The apostles... Read More

Jesus destroyed death to bring us life by Sister Mary Kabat Alleluia! I have looked forward to saying that word!  There is no better word for Easter Sunday!  As our hearts and voices sing it, may... Read More

Jesus shows us how to embrace the enduring themes of Holy Week    by Sister Jane Riha We begin Holy Week with the commemoration of the Lord’s entrance into Jerusalem or Palm Sunday of the Lord’s... Read More

'Go and sin no more' is all about moving forward by Sister Agnes Fischer To Christ our past doesn’t matter. To Christ it doesn’t matter what the woman who was brought to him had done. What matters is... Read More

Lent gives the gift of   introspection and  conversion by Sister Donna Koch Sister Joan Chittister refers to Lent as the “time to renew the best in us.”  The Scriptures for this Fourth Week of Lent... Read More

Sunday Gospels encourage us to want to change  for Jesus  by Sister Carolyn Zahringer Lent --  a journey of 40 days beginning with the first light of each new day. We are embarking on the third week.... Read More

Jesus embodies obedience for us to model by Sister Sally Ann Brickner “This is my chosen Son; listen to Him.” ~ Luke 9:35 Sunday's texts from Sacred Scripture describe a major biblical theme, that of... Read More