John 2:13-25 What makes Jesus so angry in the gospel today? Exchanging money to purchase animals for sacrifice at the Temple had been a long-held tradition. “Stop making my father's house a marketplace,” Jesus says. Jesus was offended by the…
By Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB After reading and reflecting on the four Gospels of the month of March I could not help but remember a favorite hymn used in the Lenten season, “Jerusalem, My Destiny,” by Roy Cooney. I do…
Mark 9:2-10 In her book, Lent in Plain Sight, Jill Duffield states, “God works through the ordinary. Ordinary people, everyday objects, things we bump up against moment by moment. From burning bushes to talking donkeys to a booming voice from…
Mark 1:12-15 All of us are aware that when 40 is referenced in Scripture, the reader is to interpret that not literally, but symbolically, meaning a great amount of time. So, Jesus is driven into the desert by the Spirit…
The month of February is filled with many important dates. We celebrate St. Scholastica’s feast day on the 10th, Valentines Day on the 14th, Presidents’ Day on the 15th, Ash Wednesday on the 17th followed by the beginning of Lent…
Sister Ursula Herrera, OSB and her work within our Caridad de Corazón border ministry were included in a recent Global Sisters Report - a project of the National Catholic Reporter. You can read the article titled "Despite pandemic, sisters bring…
We have received our first COVID-19 vaccinations and we are so grateful! Sister Frances Briseno, OSB, Prioress and all of the Sisters
Sister Frances Briseño, OSB Prioress The Benedictine Sisters wish you a healthy, hopeful, and holy New Year! Deuteronomy 28:3-9 invites us to reflect on the blessings that are ours as we walk faithfully with our God. The God who loves…
Reflection by Sister Michael Brandt, OSB January, the first month of the 21st year of the 21st century! And what richness and inspiration it provides us in terms of our celebrations of the Church Year – Mary Mother of God,…
