Look Up and See the Sun
“… walk and live in the reflection of God’s glory.” These words are at the heart of the legacy my mother left for her family. They come to the fore […]
Communications Coordinator for Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict
“… walk and live in the reflection of God’s glory.” These words are at the heart of the legacy my mother left for her family. They come to the fore […]
I have often been amazed at what seems to me the great humility of St. Paul! He commits grave crimes against the infant church. He admits that his zeal, ignorance […]
Spring time provides us a good opportunity to recall a familiar Bible story that Jesus told, describing the farmer who went out to his field to sow some seeds. Some […]
A gift of spring cleaning is encountering treasures of the past. Going through a china cupboard, heirlooms are touched, as are the dear ones who once loved us into life. […]
“Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride.” These lyrics are from U2’s song […]
Some say that people are divided into pickers and pickees. The pickers look over the crowd and choose people to date, befriend, chat with at a party, or have on […]
That which we humans appreciate, we magnify! When we love someone, not only do we praise the magnificence of the one loved, but the lover herself/himself seems to grow in […]
Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb of Jesus, wanting to pay homage. Then a strange episode occurs. She finds an empty tomb and encounters a man unknown to her—or so […]
There is a Hasidic rendition of the creation story, which speaks to one’s heart’s desire to find God wherever God is. Accordingly, God took the form of a human being, […]
By the first century, the Roman Empire had conquered most of the known world. One thing they were extremely careful about was to spot any attempt at revolution and to […]
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