Spiritual Resources
I’ve Been to the Mountain Top
On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech in which he said, “I’ve been to the mountain top and seen the promised land.” Jesus led Peter, James and John up a high mountain to see the promised land. There Jesus was transfigured; his face shone like the sun and his clothing became…
Read MoreDiscovering LIFE ~in the Desert
Jesus, following his baptism by John, was driven by the Spirit, to spend time in the desert for forty days. There he wrestled with temptations and questions about who he was and how he was to live his deepest call in relationship with his Father and with others. Fifteen years ago, I was drawn to experience life…
Read MoreExploring Intersections: Catholic Sisters on Racism, Migration and Climate
A Reflection on Gender Equity by Sr. Rosemary O’Brien, SSJ This collaborative project of LCWR Region 10 involves a year-long monthly discussion. Each month focuses on a social issue and explores how it intersects with Racism, Migration, and Climate. Gender Equity was the focus of the first discussion on March 10, 2021. A facilitator and…
Read MoreInFORMATION: What we need is here.
by Rosemary O’Brien, SSJ “Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, Clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here.” Wendell…
Read MoreLiving a Responsible Lent – Be Protectors of God’s Handiwork
Living a Responsible Lent – Caring for Our Common Home – Week 1 “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” Pope Francis – Laudato Si 217 In 2015, Pope Francis published his Encyclical Letter, On Care…
Read Morewhat scent do you leave behind?
I have been thinking a lot about the anointing of Jesus as St. John describes it in his gospel. In John’s gospel, the woman who anoints Jesus is Mary of Bethany, Lazarus and Martha’s sister. Let’s start by saying that Mary got it. She sat at Jesus feet. She listened. She opened her heart to…
Read Morefourth week of lent
While I am in the world, am the light of the world. John 9:5 I have heard of this man, Jesus, the son of the carpenter Joseph and his wife Mary. Some say that he is the anointed one of God. I don’t understand how this can be, isn’t he just one of us? As I…
Read Morenever be thirsty again
third week of lent The noon-day sun shines brightly in Sychar warming the dusty ground on which I sit. I stretch and yawn as a woman approaches the well of Jacob with her bucket in hand ready to draw water. She is the one who is talked about by many because she is an adultress…
Read Moretake up your cross
second week of lent We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee, for by Thy holy Cross you have redeemed the world. In 355 A.D. the emperor Constantine erected the Church of the Holy Sepulcher at the site where Jesus’ tomb was believed to have been. Soon after it was completed, pilgrims began to…
Read Morelead us not into temptation
first week of lent Jesus was led by the spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. Romans 4:1 Jesus was in the desert for forty days and forty nights and during that time the devil tempted him. I read this as the devil (was) actually taunting him to turn rocks into bread; to…
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