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 for a long period of time. Jesus spent time in the desert struggling with temptations,…
Reflection by Sister Bernice Lindsey, OSB Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be troubled and distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and…
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. The first of these important dates falls on February 10, St. Scholastica’s feast day. St.…
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 material aid, moral support to migrants” here.
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 us, the God who protects us, the God who wants only our good, rejoices in…
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, Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, Conversion of St. Paul, not to mention Elizabeth Ann Seton,…
The Benedictine Sisters want to wish all our family, friends, benefactors, and Oblates a blessed and joyous Christmas and a happy and hopeful New Year. As we celebrate Christmas this year, we find ourselves in a very different space. 2020 has been a hard year for most of us. Many hearts are not feeling the…
Our spiritual wombs full, our hearts expanding with love as we birth something new! Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020 Samuel 7:1,8b-12,14a,16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 In the Gospel this Sunday, we see the radical transformation which occurred that gives us our Christmas hope! Alyce McKenzie sums it up like this, “In only three…
Third Sunday of Advent December 13, 2020 Gaudete Sunday Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 From the entrance antiphon, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice”, to the opening prayer, to the readings, to the festive pink candle and vestments, we find the joy of this season creeping in. This…