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Readings for Pentecost Sunday remind us of God's call to be one by Sister Ann Rehrauer As I reflected on the Scriptures for this weekend’s feast, I was struck by the sense of UNITY that permeates the... Read More

Conversion, or change, draws us closer to Christ and is necessary to grow in our mission of serving him through others by Sister Sally Ann Brickner Conversion is at the heart of Franciscan communal... Read More

God's kingdom is complete because it is God The Book of Revelation is widely considered the Bible’s most difficult book to understand. Its symbolic and allegorical style is largely unfamiliar to the... Read More

Faith in Jesus draws our eyes upward to Him, changing how we see today and tomorrow  by Sister Francis Bangert    “Behold, I make all things new.”  These words from the Book of Revelation carry a... Read More

The Good Shepherd has a plan for you and me by Sister Agnes Fischer Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice and follow me.” That is to say, they pay attention. These days many of us hear His voice. For... Read More

Sunday's Gospel shows Jesus tending to the whole person through food, instruction and mission Read More

Oh, Thomas. Who among us hasn’t had a split-second of doubt especially when life is cruel or doesn’t make any sense. Thankfully, Jesus is relentless in his pursuit of us. Mercy Sunday calls our... Read More

Our living Savior is here among us today by Sister Elise Cholewinski During this season of Lent I have been teaching a course for the Fox Valley Bible Study. We have been walking through the Passion... Read More

As we gather for Palm Sunday we will hear that “Today we gather together to herald with the whole Church the beginning of the celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery.”  In these days of Holy Week... Read More

Jesus shows us how genuine concern for others is the way out of darkness by Sister Lynne Marie Simonich For those parishes with a Rite of Chistian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process this Lent, the... Read More