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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

Jesus shows us the way through the journey by Sister Lynne Marie Simonich The First Sunday of Lent takes us with Jesus into the desert. After 40 days of fasting, evil tries to take hold of Jesus,... Read More

Symbols  of fruitfulness provide clarity  of God's  plans   “When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear.” ~ Sirach 27:4 This passage from Sirach is the first of many symbolic references in Sunday’s... Read More

Shaping the kingdom  of peace  means exercising peace  by Sister Francis Bangert Today we are again presented with important lessons for living a mature Christian life. The message is not with the... Read More

Discipleship includes counting  blessings -- even when we don't feel blessed by Sister Ann Rehrauer If there is any link between Sunday's first reading and the Gospel, perhaps it’s Jeremiah’s maxim:... Read More

God chooses you and me each day to be ambassadors by Sister Mary Kabat Today’s Gospel from Luke (5:1-11 ) is quite the crowded, noisy scene.  Jesus is preaching on the lake shore, people are trying... Read More

God is ready to be in our thoughts, words and deeds by Renae Bauer Communications Director In her book, In Search of Belief , Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister asks what kind of God do we believe... Read More

The Holy Spirit  is the heart of  furthering Jesus' mission by Sister Laura Zelten In Sunday’s Gospel Jesus returns to His native town, Nazareth. Filled with the power of the Holy Spirit He preaches... Read More

God's grace  can work little miracles in marriages today by Sister Agnes Fischer Thanks to the miracle of Jesus at the wedding feast at Cana, his disciples believed. Thanks to the “miracles” in... Read More