by Comm. Dir. | Dec 8, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Genesis 3: 9–15, 20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1: 3–6, 11–12; Luke 1: 26–38 Today’s feast is mysterious in many ways. The doctrine tells us that God’s power —unexpected and unprecedented— acted at the very moment of Mary’s conception. Born of the love of her...
by Comm. Dir. | Nov 30, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections
Love opens the door between two worlds. Advent invites us to risk the inward journey. God waits for us on the threshold to welcome us into the new place of belonging. With the Company of Charity surrounding us, let us mark this season of expectation with gratitude,...
by Comm. Dir. | Nov 27, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
by Nancy Sylvester Perhaps, this year, Thanksgiving Day can be more than having a good meal, watching the football games or finding the best sales. Integrate into your plans a time to reflect on the key elements of the story of Thanksgiving. Let Thanksgiving Day...
by Comm. Dir. | Nov 23, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: 2 Samuel 5:1–3; Psalm 122; Colossians 1:12–20; Luke 23:35–43 Fans of “Downton Abbey” or “The King and I” have a certain image of what it means to be a king/queen: a ruler who is born into a semi-divine state of privilege, an absolute monarch who exercises...
by Comm. Dir. | Oct 16, 2019 | NEWS, Spirituality
The following is re-posted from setonshring.org, written by Kathleen N. Hattrup, October 13, 2019 Both St. John Henry Newman and Mother Seton were generous in their affection for many friends. In their lives we see how holiness and the natural virtue of...
by Comm. Dir. | Oct 15, 2019 | NEWS, Spirituality
During October, we traditionally remember our Mother Mary and the Rosary, the prayer that she gave to St. Dominic for all of us. (feast: Oct. 7) The Sisters of Charity offer two contemporary ways of praying the Rosary by linking each mystery with intentions of...