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Eleanor Craig SL
Jeremiah 31:7–9 Hebrews 5:1–6 Mark 10:46–52 The combination of the three readings this morning raises some provocative questions. What is a miracle?…
Sister Mary Ann (formerly Sister Ann Michael) Cunningham SL died Oct. 8, 2024, at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Her niece, Sister Cathy…
Loretto Sister Mary (formerly Sister M. Susan Jean) McAuliffe died Oct. 5 at Loretto Living Center on the grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. She was 82 and in…
Wisdom 2:12-20 James 3:16-4:3 Mark 9:30-37 Have you ever been jealous of someone else’s success? I have. Have you ever grumbled about or teased someone for doing the right thing?…
In the beginning … This story is about an unusual group of women, daughters of Maryland settlers. They were young women who came together on the Kentucky frontier in the…
Rosemary Chinnici wrote much of her own story in documents now in the Loretto Archives. In her own words, then, we follow her life: “I was born in Altadena, Calif.,…
Exodus 16:2-15. Ephesians 4:17-24. John 6:24-35 Bread is the central image of today’s readings, as…
Isaiah 25 1 Corinthians Matthew 25 Seeking Home—Corpus Christi—Mystical Body You probably noticed: This morning’s readings are not those from the lectionary; I chose them…
Acts 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 “Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘It was in the name of Jesus Christ … that this man … is healed. There…
Acts 10:34-43 1 Cor 5:6-8 Mark 16:1-7 We have arrived this morning, at the conclusion of Holy Week, to greet a new day. With one third of the peoples of…
Loretto Sister Ann Skeffington died peacefully March 28, 2024, at the Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, Ky. She was 88 and in the 69th year of her religious commitment. She was born…
The very familiar Gospel story of Lazarus’ death and rising has so many Christian themes running through it: death and dying, of course; life and hope; faithful friendship; rising and…