Septiembre Communiqué
Saludos a nuestras queridas Hermanas en Cristo al entrar juntas en el mes de septiembre, que tiene en su corazón la gloriosa fiesta de la Exaltación de la Cruz (14 de septiembre). La mayor victoria nos fue concedida a través del mayor sufrimiento. ¡Esa Victoria vive! Nuestro patrono sacerdotal, San Juan Vianney, se mantuvo siempre atento a la cruz y a su victoria. "Todo nos recuerda la Cruz. Nosotros mismos estamos hechos en forma de cruz". Así pues, llevamos literalmente el recuerdo. San...
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Communiqué (September 2022)
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ – In the very heart of this month (Sept 14), a most beautiful Feast besieges us – the Exultation of the Cross. The enormous gift of our liturgical cycle is that it calls us surely and steadily to revisit all the glorious aspects...
Communiqué (August 2022)
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ – Each August, the Church sets our inner orientation on the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration. How enlivening to every Seven Sister’s heart! Two of our great loves! August happily begins with thoughts and celebration of our dear...
Oh, Love beyond all telling…
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ – On Corpus Christi Sunday (June 19) a plan to reaffirm and enflame Eucharistic love and zeal across the United States was launched. A chord of three strands is not easily broken. Three years of prevailing, intentional prayer is...
Pray, and get others to pray, that God not abandon His Church, but reform it
Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ – The holy fires of Pentecost (June 5) reach us and seem to fittingly launch our deeply cherished month of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The universal time of recommitment in accepting the invitation given us for this Work...
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...