World Day of Peace – January 1, 2023
World Day of Peace is celebrated on January 1st each year. It is a Catholic feast day dedicated to universal peace on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. This special feast day began in 1967 when Pope Paul…
Thank You to LCWR!
In early 2022, the Benedictine Sisters received a $25,000 “Re-Igniting Ministries post-COVID 19” Grant from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). The funds, provided to LCWR by the Hilton Foundation, were restricted to our Caridad de Corazόn border ministry…
A Reflection for December 2022 by Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB, Prioress
As I looked at the month of December to select one reading to reflect on, I was a bit overwhelmed by the difference in themes throughout the month. We have the theme of Advent, dotted with the theme of Mary…
A Reflection for November 2022 by Sister Bernice Lindsey, OSB
The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe On the last Sunday of each liturgical year the church celebrates the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This year that Sunday falls on November…
An October Opportunity to Reflect by Sister Susan Mika, OSB
October is upon us! The Gospel readings for this month are filled with parables and nuggets of wisdom for us. In one of the Gospels, Jesus tells the story of the ten lepers who are cured. Only one comes back…
September 2022 – A Reflection by Sister Antoinette Van Galen, OSB
Reflecting on the Sunday Gospels for September, the reading for September 11th called to me. We are certainly familiar with the parable of The Prodigal Son. It conveys God’s love for all of us, His children. God’s love is unconditional,…
August 2022 – A Reflection by Sister Susan Mika, OSB
August is upon us! When we think of August, we think of many things. August is often a time of vacations…it is a time of getting ready to go back to school for teachers and students…it is a time for…
Let Us Pray
On behalf of the Boerne Benedictines, we are saddened by the current death toll of 53 migrants who died the horrific death by heat and who were found in an abandoned un-airconditioned tractor-trailer on the south side of San Antonio,…
Love One Another – A Reflection by Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB, Prioress
As the Easter Season draws to an end this Sunday on Pentecost, the week’s Mass readings have been from the Acts of the Apostles. These ancestors of ours filled with God’s Spirit went about putting into practice all the Lord had…
