Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A, June 14. 2026) Matthew 9:36—10:8 “At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity (ἐσπλαγχνίσθη) for thembecause they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.” (9:36) “Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit,
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (Year A, May 31. 2026) John 3:16-18 “Give me three loaves. Friends have come to us from theirjourney and I have nothing to set before them.” (Lk 11:5) “Brethren, I am asking for these loaves for your benefit; I am asking because of your merits. But do you think we are equal
Pentecost Sunday (Year A, May 24. 2026) John 20:19-23 “to have given His Son unless he were to give the Holy Spirit also ….” “How ineffable is God, how unutterable his mercy. Wonderful his name, wonderful all his works. Truly the esteem in which the divine love holds us is completely inexpressible. It was not enough for the Father
Sister Miriam Pollard Sister Miriam was born in New London, CT in 1933, the only child of Francis and Florence Pollard. She was baptized Elaine Frances a few weeks later. Her father was in the US Coast Guard and would serve in the North Pacific during WW2. Sister Miri was not one to speak of herself; she was more interested
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A, May 17. 2026) John 17:1-11a “… but rather one whose work could change me …” I do not want in any way the sort of God whom my desire could change from the truth of his Word to me, but rather one whose work could change me from the vanity of my word.
From the hills of Kenya to the cloisters …. From the hills of Kenya to the cloisters of Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance and finally to Santa Rita Monastery in the desert of the United States — my vocation story has been, in many ways, a holy adventure directed by God… with occasional moments of divine comedy. I often say my vocation
Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A, May 10. 2026) John 14:15-21 “… truly loves God for God’s sake and not for his own benefit …” Man’s frequent needs oblige him to invoke God more often and approach him more frequently. This intimacy moves man to taste and discover how sweet the Lord is. Tasting God’s sweetness entices us more
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A, May 3. 2026) John 14:1-12 “Although you foresee trials that menace you like thorns or thistles, let not your heart be afraid…” ‘As a lily among thorns so is my love among maidens.’ O shining lily! Tender and delicate flower! Unbelieving and seditious men surround you: see that you tread with care among
Forth Sunday of Easter (Year A, Apr 26. 2026) John 10:1-10 “To make oneself a stranger to the actions of this age (Saeculi actibus se facere alienum)”(RB 4:20) St. Benedict finds those who are to become his followers in the midst of the multitude of people (Prol. 14), but in calling them to undertake the journey to the
WHO: Women ages 20 to 40 who are interested in or discerning religious life
WHEN: April 10 (Fri) 4 pm ~ April 12 (Sun) 6 pm, 2026
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