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September 24, 2017

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Francine

Cardman

In God's reign...All are welcomed and cared for, all live equally from the generosity of God. And all deserve to share in God’s goodness now

Francine

Cardman

In God's reign...All are welcomed and cared for, all live equally from the generosity of God. And all deserve to share in God’s goodness now
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September 17, 2017

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cecilia

Oebanda

We can teach every generation how to pardon inequities, heal social ills and redeem lives from destruction through grace and mercy – not revenge, not selfishness, and not fear.

Cecilia

Oebanda

We can teach every generation how to pardon inequities, heal social ills and redeem lives from destruction through grace and mercy – not revenge, not selfishness, and not fear.
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September 17, 2017

Memorial of St. Hildegard

Shanon

Sterringer

The call to be light, to be prophetic, to be a friend of God is not a call reserved for a few – it is not only the call of the ordained and religious – it is a call to each one of us. It is your call and it is mine

Shanon

Sterringer

The call to be light, to be prophetic, to be a friend of God is not a call reserved for a few – it is not only the call of the ordained and religious – it is a call to each one of us. It is your call and it is mine
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September 10, 2017

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Karen

Clifton

Those who have walked the path toward forgiveness despite having experienced some of the greatest hurt imaginable are evidence of the way mercy can heal our hearts, our minds and strengthens our faith.

Karen

Clifton

Those who have walked the path toward forgiveness despite having experienced some of the greatest hurt imaginable are evidence of the way mercy can heal our hearts, our minds and strengthens our faith.
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September 3, 2017

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sr. Terry

Rickard, OP

We who have been loved into life by our merciful and faithful God are to be wounded healers, willing to suffer for the sake of the Gospel, sharing with the world the mercy that God has poured upon our lives.

Sr. Terry

Rickard, OP

We who have been loved into life by our merciful and faithful God are to be wounded healers, willing to suffer for the sake of the Gospel, sharing with the world the mercy that God has poured upon our lives.
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August 27, 2017

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catherine

Mooney, Ph.D.

How, like Jesus, can we – even at great risk to ourselves -- stand up to today’s kings and Pharisees ready to oppress others? And how, like Jesus, can we let love and life-giving service be the hallmarks of our own exercise of authority?

Catherine

Mooney, Ph.D.

How, like Jesus, can we – even at great risk to ourselves -- stand up to today’s kings and Pharisees ready to oppress others? And how, like Jesus, can we let love and life-giving service be the hallmarks of our own exercise of authority?
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August 20, 2017

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dr. C. Vanessa

White

It is that Spirit of Boldness, that Spirit of Action that is needed today. All around us, there are situations and persons in need of Jesus’ healing touch.

Dr. C. Vanessa

White

It is that Spirit of Boldness, that Spirit of Action that is needed today. All around us, there are situations and persons in need of Jesus’ healing touch.
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August 15, 2017

Solemnity of the Assumption

Joan

Chittister, OSB

The prayer at the heart of this great feast, of total immersion in the mind and will and heart of God, is: “Mary, woman of freedom, be with me–as we struggle with whatever it is that is holding us down again.”

Joan

Chittister, OSB

The prayer at the heart of this great feast, of total immersion in the mind and will and heart of God, is: “Mary, woman of freedom, be with me–as we struggle with whatever it is that is holding us down again.”
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August 13, 2017

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Louise

Akers, SC

When we are at peace, hope emerges. When we are hopeful, we become agents of change. Agents of change believe in and work for a better tomorrow.

Louise

Akers, SC

When we are at peace, hope emerges. When we are hopeful, we become agents of change. Agents of change believe in and work for a better tomorrow.
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August 6, 2017

Feast of the Transfiguration

Mary Rose

D'Angelo

The victory and reign of the human figure of Daniel, the “son of man” of Matthew, seem very far away. Yet the vision of God’s reign is a reminder that God’s great good news is for the multitudes in this world as well as the next. The transfiguration pushes us to hope and commitment...

Mary Rose

D'Angelo

The victory and reign of the human figure of Daniel, the “son of man” of Matthew, seem very far away. Yet the vision of God’s reign is a reminder that God’s great good news is for the multitudes in this world as well as the next. The transfiguration pushes us to hope and commitment...
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July 30, 2017

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Maria Teresa

Gastón

We are in such a time that it feels urgent to draw deep from the wisdom of ancient practices of integrative wellness, community, healing, and justice-making and to include our earth in our horizon of impact.

Maria Teresa

Gastón

We are in such a time that it feels urgent to draw deep from the wisdom of ancient practices of integrative wellness, community, healing, and justice-making and to include our earth in our horizon of impact.
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July 23, 2017

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Vickey

McBride

Are we looking at each other and our world with the eyes of God? With eyes of HOPE? Are we seeing and tending to the potential and promise in the fields before us or are we fixated on the weeds—the challenges and imperfections sprinkled throughout?

Vickey

McBride

Are we looking at each other and our world with the eyes of God? With eyes of HOPE? Are we seeing and tending to the potential and promise in the fields before us or are we fixated on the weeds—the challenges and imperfections sprinkled throughout?
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July 22, 2017

Feast of St. Mary of Magdala

Mary C.

Boys, SNJM

May we let the apostle Mary Magdalene step into her rightful place in our church and world! Let us celebrate her as wounded healer, evangelist, and witness to the Risen One. May the Apostle of Apostles continue to bear witness that Christ is alive!

Mary C.

Boys, SNJM

May we let the apostle Mary Magdalene step into her rightful place in our church and world! Let us celebrate her as wounded healer, evangelist, and witness to the Risen One. May the Apostle of Apostles continue to bear witness that Christ is alive!
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July 16, 2017

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Erin

Lothes

Renewal comes as our listening hearts accept the pain of hearing the reality of those now suffering the impacts of climate change. Can we allow this heartbreak to be a means of conversion, of turning over the soil. Here is where we roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty.

Erin

Lothes

Renewal comes as our listening hearts accept the pain of hearing the reality of those now suffering the impacts of climate change. Can we allow this heartbreak to be a means of conversion, of turning over the soil. Here is where we roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty.
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July 9, 2017

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Nancy

Dallavalle

When we really meet others face to face, the table around which we gather changes our dynamics -- truth speaks and prestige listens. Skin color, scars, wrinkles all fade. Eyes meet. Here, at this table, we know and love, and find that we are known, and loved.

Nancy

Dallavalle

When we really meet others face to face, the table around which we gather changes our dynamics -- truth speaks and prestige listens. Skin color, scars, wrinkles all fade. Eyes meet. Here, at this table, we know and love, and find that we are known, and loved.
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