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Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ in these reflective April Lenten days into Holy Week into the jubilant Alleluia-rich Eastertide. Let us live the days with attention and responsiveness. The protracted days of the Lenten season grant one’s soul the gift of opportunities to ponder the Way of Christ. One such scene is our sorrowful and troubled (Mt 26:37b) Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane. Withdrawing with the three disciples closest to Him, He takes refuge in a familiar place. Hofmann’s...
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Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ in these reflective April Lenten days into Holy Week into the jubilant Alleluia-rich Eastertide. Let us live the days with attention and responsiveness. The protracted days of the Lenten season grant one’s soul the gift...
Go Against the Flow
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! The stream of baptismal waters spilling across one’s brow just might be the first hint that the path in this new life goes against the flow. The serious Christian soon discovers that the life of righteousness truly runs counter...
Our Lord, the Living Word
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” — Psalm 119:105 Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! On 30 September 2019, the 1600th anniversary of St Jerome’s death, Pope Francis instituted the Sunday of the Word of God with the apostolic...
Bookends of our Holy Hours
“Let us proceed each one along our path to the same goal, united in purpose and by means of God’s order which, in its great variety, is in us all.” — Fr. Jean-Pierre de Caussade Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! Blessed Christmastide and New Year of the Lord...
All This Takes Time.
“The school of Nazareth, the school of love… past, present, future.” Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! This month we together experience and pray within two holy liturgical seasons. Advent swells our hope, love, joy and peace. In Christmastide we rightly...
What is Prayed is What is Believed
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! A topic that beguiles both ear and heart of every Seven Sister, anytime or any place, is prayer. The highest form of prayer, the holy Mass, merits special attention. Our learning never ends. Liturgy is ever ancient, ever...
Joining Our Lives to Christ
“Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce.” — Proverbs 3:9 Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! In October 1996, at the behest of my husband, we welcomed his Moldovan friend and family to share our home. Recipient of a green card...
They are Bridges
“Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.” — St John of the Cross Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! Taking a nature hike “off the beaten path” might lead to wandering into the domain of perilous critters, poisonous plants, or...
Remember
“One generation commends Your works to another; they tell of Your mighty acts.” — Psalm 145:4 Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! The Church annually turns her attention to the Eucharist and Adoration during the month of August. Our patron, St John Vianney (Feast...
Intense Longing
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! How fitting in this 10th anniversary year of celebration that June marked the greatest growth of more groups for more priests (3-5 per day average!) in the Apostolate’s history. Together let us be grateful and heartened in...
Love Directs Our Prayers
Love Directs Our Prayers June 01, 2021 Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! In June 2011, the Apostolate was launched by a core of seven groups prayerfully initiated by Barb G, Barb Y, Jean K, Kathy C, Kathy N, Terri G and myself. What trust these forerunners...
Preserve the Faith
“But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.” — Hebrews 10:39 Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ! Easter-tide joy to you as we together move toward the 50th day of Easter, Pentecost,...