I have evolved the way I make Rice Krispies Treats and brought the concoctions to new heights. I have made dozens and given them as gifts. There's more behind the marshmallows and cereal.
St. Mary Magdalene's single dedication was to Jesus and his message. Faithful in all circumstances, she is a model of resolve, dedication and compassion. We all continue to celebrate her legacy of faith.
Those of us who ministered in health care during this past year are forever changed. I have felt a continued connection with the deafening silence of Holy Saturday, waiting for word to spring forth that Jesus had risen.
Horizons - Here we sit, on this day of goodness and pain, each of us carrying our own devastating losses of the past year; each of us holding the embers of resurrection.
The biggest loss of online Masses for me has been the inability to receive Communion. And while I understand the comfort in the Act of Spiritual Communion, I struggle with some of the words in that prayer.
Maybe it's all the retrospectives happening, or maybe it's the coming Holy Week liturgies, but my prayer has brought this insight: This pandemic time has been a year of vigil.
Dance is a natural gift from God, a "calling," which I can't keep for myself — in responding, I spread the Gospel in storytelling gestures of sacred movement.
The window is mysterious, does not give up its secrets easily. Then one day, unpredictable and unexpected, the figures slowly take shape, clear enough so there's no mistaking who they are.
Horizons - Even celebrations last year like Easter and Christmas had elements of purification and leaning into God's mercy. A stripping away of excesses. A stripping away of control, really. And for me, a stripping away of false notions about hope.
Each day of Lent, as I meditate on the stories of Noah, Job, the Israelites, the Roman official, the prodigal father, the lost coin, the Pharisee and publican — the story of the lime plant flashes through my mind.
The Dominican family in the United States has stood in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Iraq since 1999 when the first group of U.S. Dominicans visited in response to a plea from the Dominican sisters in Iraq.
Contemplate This - The stark realization that we are all connected is uncomfortable and challenging, but when our structures fail us — as we are experiencing today — then they must be repaired.
Coronavirus: One Year Later - Despite the unknowns, the loss of loved ones and the ongoing complexity of the situation, we have begun to see, with the eyes of faith, the possibilities of a new hope emerging.
Horizons – People are despairing. Is it because of heightened, more visible racism? The effects of the pandemic? Are these feelings a result of last year, or the sum total of our lifetimes finally boiling over?
Coronavirus: One Year Later - Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Suwon hope that lessons from the pandemic will inform our discernment. COVID-19 forced some changes that may become more permanent aspects of religious life.
Coronavirus: One Year Later - Sisters in Poland responded to the coronavirus pandemic by volunteering in hospitals, education and other care-related fields to help replace workers who were at home in quarantine or other reasons. They also found connections between congregations growing stronger.
Coronavirus: One Year Later - The pandemic has magnified our understanding of interconnectedness and interconnectedness with our sisters and brothers worldwide. Our compassion and prayers extend way beyond the borders of our own congregation.
Coronavirus: One Year Later - Sisters in the Philippines adapted by supporting frontline workers with meals and personal protective equipment, bringing food to those who were out of work due to the pandemic, sharing hospital space, and shifting to using social communications to do ministry.
It has been well over a month that we have been protesting and demanding the return of our country leader and president and elected leaders. Women religious have joined the people in peaceful protest against the military coup of Feb. 2.