Archive for January 2021
Reflection on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 1:21-28 Jesus is in Capernaum. It’s early in his public life. Things go well. In last Sunday’s Gospel, he met Simon and Andrew, then James and John. He asked…
Read MoreGo into the world: Sisters find common ground with people of other religions
Published by the Global Sisters Report on January 25, 2021 Sr. Nasreen Daniel was a panelist for the Global Sisters Report in their The Life feature series. Sr. Maria Daniel…
Read MoreLet It Snow!
“Let It Snow!” Lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne wrote the popular song on a hot summer day in July 1945 in Hollywood, Calif., dreaming of much cooler weather.…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jonah 3, 1 Cor. 7, Mark 1:14-20 Today’s readings can remind us of how deep — and mysteriously various — are the religious bonds that connect us across the years…
Read MoreOur Journey of Peace
“Because of our God’s deep compassion, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and in the shadow of…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our Sunday readings are following the timeline of Jesus’ life. Last week he was baptized, and this week he is choosing his followers as he begins his public life. Our…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of James Richard Funk CoL
In a letter dated Aug. 13, 1986, Co-membership Coordinator Mary Fran Lottes wrote to the Executive Committee, “I recommend that Jim Funk be accepted for co-membership. … Jim was educated…
Read More‘Pray for a woman facing execution, and for her victim killed in 2004’
Editor’s Note: It is with sadness that Loretto reports, according to the Associated Press, that Lisa Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute,…
Read MorePraying in the New Year for Our World and All Peoples
Out of darkness the light of Christ will shine,As the dawn of day breaks through the night.Then the poor and oppressed will cry out and be heardBy the light that…
Read MoreReflection on the Baptism of the Lord
With the Baptism of Jesus, we end our celebration of the Christmas season. Soon the lights and the trees will be gone from our grounds and courtyard, from the hallways…
Read MoreCapitol riot mirrors insurrections outside US, say sisters with international duties
Published by the Global Sisters Report on January 8, 2021 Beth Blissman CoL was interviewed by the Global Sisters Report in response to the riot at the Capitol on January…
Read MoreSr. Grace Clare Shanley in China
We have two interesting artifacts at the Heritage Center that nearly bookend the 15 years that Sister Grace Clare Shanley, SL, spent serving in China. The first is a small…
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