“The seal of the Company of the Daughters of Charity represents a heart encompassed by flames, with the figure of Jesus crucified. It is surrounded by the motto: ‘The charity[continue reading]
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Distractions on Palm Sunday: the Passion of Christ Today
“Behold, your king is coming to you humble and seated on a donkey!” Zechariah 9:9 pops into my head every Palm Sunday. Then comes his Canticle quoted in Luke 1:[continue reading]
Good Friday: Cries of the Poor
In response to Pope Francis’s mandate in Laudato Si, “Hear the cries of the poor and the earth,” the Roarke Center Artists created INVISIBLE PEOPLE. INVISIBLE PEOPLE Our sculpture represents[continue reading]
Come–Everything is Ready!
The moment I read the resources for the preparation of World Day of Prayer 2019, what immediately struck me was their suitability for vocational discernment, subject of the “Final Document[continue reading]
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
Imagine being a 14 year old girl who was visiting the to collect some firewood and bones in order to buy bread. This little girl, Bernadette Soubirous, along with her[continue reading]