November 2024 Communiqué
In November nature seems to turn down the lights and tuck its edges in to get ready for that long winter’s nap assuredly ahead. Embracing the rich liturgical days in November we Catholics have too much on our minds and hearts to even think of sleep. We burst into the month through the open door to All Saints Day, then the very next day and through the rest of the month, prayerfully remember in earnest hope all who have gone to their eternal rest. Our liturgies then pointedly reflect on the...
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God’s Plan is a Masterful Marvel
“May He bring His gifts to perfection in us, since He did not shrink from making His own our tiny beginnings; and may He make us into children of God, since for our sake He was willing to be made a child of man.” — Augustine, Sermon 187 Advent season into Christmas...
We Belong to Him
“I am Albanian by birth. Now I am a citizen of India. I am also a Catholic nun. In my work, I belong to the whole world. But in my heart, I belong to Christ.” — St. Teresa of Calcutta November greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ, Each day, the Church sets Saints...
A Cup of Water
“There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.” — St Teresa of Avila...
Strong Convictions Precede Great Actions
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD...
Love Unites
“Make every effort to keep the unity of Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in...
Follow Me
“What tongue, human or angelic, may ever describe a power so immeasurable as that exercised by the simplest priest in Mass? Who could ever have imagined that the voice of man, which by nature hath not the power even to raise a straw from the ground, should obtain...
Intimately Linked to the Sacred Heart
“Every time I hear anyone speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus or of the Blessed Sacrament I feel an indescribable joy. It is as if a wave of precious memories, sweet affections and joyful hopes sweep over my poor person, making me tremble with happiness and filling my...
Master, where do You have need of me?
“Do not oppose head-on the thoughts that the Enemy sows in your mind. Instead, cut off all conversation with them by prayer to God.” — St Isaak of Syria “The soul that is united with God is feared by the Devil as if it were God Himself.” — St John of the Cross...
Graces await!
“Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.” — St Francis de Sales “For from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. ” — John 1:16 Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ as we together reap the graces of...
Our Offerings are Happily Unique
“Ours is the Spirit of the Eucharist, the total gift of self.” — St Katherine Drexel Greetings to dearest Sisters in Christ as we together catch a glimpse of the beautiful Lenten Season awaiting us on the horizon … we enter … then exit … the same, but different… My...
Single Tasking at its Best!
“If we have abandoned ourselves to God, there is only one rule for us: the duty of the present moment.” — Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence Blessed Candlemas moving into Ordinary times to dearest Sisters in Christ… Mounting current research...
Extravagance of Love
“Most of all, I follow the example of Mary Magdalene, my heart captivated by her astonishing, or rather, loving audacity, which so won the heart of Jesus.” — St Thérèse of Lisieux Blessed Christmastide into Epiphany to dearest Sisters in Christ… and happy and...