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Discipleship  comes with sacrifices  -- and unimaginable  blessings by Sister Sally Ann Brickner Sunday’s Sacred Scripture (link ) conveys an important message about the interrelationship between... Read More

Just as faith is a matter of the heart, so is courage by Sister Donna Koch In Sunday's first reading the prophet Jeremiah is under stress from enemies and even those he thought were his friends; yet... Read More

God blesses us in perpetuity with gifts; we can do the same for  friends and strangers By Renae Bauer “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”   ~ Mt 10:8 For the Apostles,... Read More

What do you do with these life-changing gifts?  by Sister Agnes Fischer If I eat of this bread, I will have life. This life which lets me smile even when my wages don’t cover expenses or my health is... Read More

We might not understand the Holy Trinity but we can trust in its blessings by Sister Lynne Marie Simonich The Most Holy Trinity – who can explain the Trinity?  Who can  understand the Trinity?  Our... Read More

Short answer: Whoever  receives the Spirit by Renae Bauer “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:4) Poor and rich people are filled with the Holy Spirit. Young and old people are... Read More

The Holy Spirit helps us to wait, pray and act by Sister Elise Cholewinski The apostolic community is caught in a kind of dilemma. Jesus, who is risen and has been spending time with them, even... Read More

The ideals of motherhood make tangible our Creator's love for us  by Sister Jane Riha Sunday's Gospel (John 14:15-21 ) fits beautifully with the celebration of Mother’s Day. Reflecting on the reading... Read More

God works in and through us as we serve one another by Sister Sally Ann Brickner Through our baptism we are in relationship with Jesus, the Living Stone rejected by humanity but chosen by God. As... Read More

Jesus calls us to  one mission through many ministries  by Sister Laura Zelten The Church dedicates the Fourth Sunday of Easter to  the Feast of the Good Shepherd, a day of worldwide prayer for... Read More