4 ways to be ready for Lent!
1. The Lent/Easter issues of Sunday by Sunday. Nothing beats sharing the Gospel message with friends and family, especially during Lent. Our special price for the eight Lent/Easter issues is only $4.00...
View ArticleGospel Reflection for February 16, 2020, 6th Sunday Ordinary Time
Scripture Readings: Sirach 15.15-20; 1 Corinthians 2.6-10; Matthew 5.17-37 “Do not think I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill them.” – Matthew 5.17...
View ArticleHigh Sierra Moment
High Sierra Moment The Toheemeanders a meadowhome in its grassesto purple perstemmen,blue lupin, orange puccoon,yellow-eyed daisies mirrors at its wide bendgray granite mountains,tamed by distancebut...
View ArticleNourish your spirit
Summer is near. Hammocks sag with cocooning readers. Bring a Holy Women book along to your favorite reading place. Discover in art, scholarship, reflection, and prayer each gospel woman’s...
View ArticleReflect with St. Francis about God, Earth, and your own heart.
Living Like Francis Today invites both individuals and small groups to explore six Franciscan themes — living simply, humbly, prayerfully, lovingly, with care for creation, and at peace. This small...
View ArticleThe Summer day
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver Who made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?This grasshopper, I mean–the one who has flung herself out of the grass,the one who is...
View ArticleFriday Autumn Poem
This poem was first sent to me by a dear friend, Mary Gormley Frenza. For years, we sent it to each other every autumn. This year it goes to all of you. May the harmony of leaf and flower be your...
View ArticleHarmony
I was lucky to have a mother who never stopped teaching, even on a shopping trip. – S. Joan "Now stay on the second note when I go up," mother coached me. So for the 50 miles to St. Cloud in the car...
View ArticleFeast of the Annunciation
Today is the Feast of the Annunciation. To celebrate, we are posting a reflection by Sister Joan. Mary’s yes, your yes, the yes from the cosmos is all part of being in God. Blessings on your day.
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