Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 28th, 2010
Most of us live too hectic lives – working, cleaning, preparing meals, answering emails and a hundred other things. I have often mused, “Oh to be bored just one day!” Life is hectic! When I might finally sit down in the evening I often doze off while reading or watching TV. I might wake up [...]
Posted in Community Service on Feb 25th, 2010
The Ursuline Sisters Ministry to people with HIV/AIDS began in 1993 with a monthly support group. The following year we started to distribute pantry bags on the 3rd Saturday of the month, and in 1995 we decided we needed to bring people together for a longer period of time to have an opportunity to talk and share and visit in a safe environment. The Café has served 180 meals since 1995; we have never missed a month and the number of guests continues to grow.
Posted in Sister Stories on Feb 22nd, 2010
What made me pursue becoming a nun fifty years ago? Was it the inspiring HM and OSU women religious of my formative elementary and high school years back in the fifties?
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 21st, 2010
It is said that certain items are “rust-proof.” Other things are billed as either “dust-proof” or “spill-proof” or “bullet-proof” or “child-proof” or “scratch-proof.” But here’s something which no human being ever has been or ever will be: “temptation-proof.”
Temptations are luring. They present us with a seeming good we do not presently have but want. Without [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Feb 17th, 2010
With the Church’s observance of Ash Wednesday 17 February 2010, Lent begins. This holy season is a time to rediscover the Lord and live like Him more consciously. In these forty days, marked by traditional penitential practices, we are challenged to turn away from sin. We are called to commit ourselves anew to live the [...]