Daily Meditation for March 7, 2024
The blast of March winds—they sweep through our lives with great freedom going their own way. Not unlike God’s spirit who plays in our soul. “Have you not heard the […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Daily Meditation for March 6, 2024
Catholic Sisters Week is celebrated annually from March 8–14. Religious sisters share their lives with others by educating, providing healthcare, advocating for justice, and offering support to those in need. […]
How Do We Resist Consumerism?
A question that continues to pursue me is: How do we resist the seductions of a culture that invites us to define ourselves by what we consume? I was amazed […]
Daily Meditation for March 5, 2024
Reading commentaries on our country leave us conflicted. On one hand, as citizens of the U.S., we should be deeply grateful for our nation’s history, its legacy and its role […]
Daily Meditation for March 4, 2024
The Old Testament Scripture reading today could be called Great Expectations. A great military officer, Naaman, a leper, seeks a cure. He is successful in his career but is afflicted […]
Sisters Jonathan Herda and Laura Suhr Interviewed for CSB+SJU’s The Record
Sister Jonathan Herda, who turned 101 on February 21, and Sister Laura Suhr, who turned 36 on February 27, were recently interviewed by The Record, the College of Saint Benedict […]
Daily Meditation for March 1, 2024
A dog was chasing a rabbit but soon fell behind when a crow watching the chase said to the dog: “Look at you. You are much bigger and faster, but […]
Daily Meditation for February 29, 2024
In the 19th century, one of the major English Romantic poets, Percy Bysshe Shelley, could be describing this occasional 29th day of the month, preparng the way for March: “February, […]
Daily Meditation for February 28, 2024
Shoveling snow with Jesus: in pictures of Jesus, you would never see him doing such a thing. His environment is desert, almost always hot and dry. He dresses in a […]
Good Neighbors
This month, I’d like to share Emrie’s note to her parishioners. Emrie is an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian minister, newly ordained, newly married. Her wisdom makes her an “old soul.” I’m […]
