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. [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Jan 10th, 2010
Taking our Baptism seriously means that the ritual is just the beginning of a lifetime of living for God and for God’s people.
Posted in Current Events on Jan 1st, 2010
With the new year, the Ursulines usher in the 475th anniversary of our foundation by Angela Merici. Angela founded her company in Brescia, Italy (more recently famous as the home town of Pope Paul VI) to enable women to live consecrated lives in their own homes and keeping their occupations. At a time when women [...]
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Nov 22nd, 2009
We enter into Jesus’ Kingdom when we proclaim, by word and service that Jesus is Lord of all. This kingdom does not belong to this world but it is meant to transform this world.
Posted in Weekly Reflection on Jul 12th, 2009
We have a preschool connected to our Motherhouse. One day as I walked by our Kindergarten, I overheard the teacher asking the children what they wanted to do when they grew up. The answers came rather quickly- astronaut, president, doctor. Their answers leaned toward bigger than life careers. The ordinary and mundane were not part [...]