October 9, 2022: A Reflection for the 28th Sunday in OT, Year C Luke 17:11-19 The lepers stood at a distance from Jesus and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. Lk 17:12-14 Jesus is journeying on
October 2, 2022: A Reflection for the 27th Sunday in OT, Year C Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” Lk 17:5 Jesus, if you were to appear before us right now and ask us, “Does anyone want more faith?” I’m sure there would be a flurry of hands waving, with myself waving the most. Who
If June was all about Sr. Hildegard and our special visitors, July and August were all about the weather! This year’s Arizona monsoon season began a little early with our first good rainstorm occurring on June 20. The annual” green miracle”, as one of our sisters calls it, began to unfold, and by the day of Sr. Hildegard’s change
August 14, 2022: A Reflection for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C Luke 12:49-53 Jesus said to his disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing.” Lk 12:49 There is Fire – and there is fire. All creation bears within it the Fire of the Presence of God.
July 31, 2022: A Reflection for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C Luke 12:13-21 Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions. Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God. (Lk 12:15, 21)
July 10, 2022: A reflection for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr. C Luke 10:38-42 The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” (Lk 10:40-42) They were friends –
July 10, 2022: A Reflection for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C Luke 10:25-37 “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and
Photo above: front row–Sisters Pam, Miriam, Sharon, Margarita, and Clare; back row–Sisters Rita and Jacqui, M. Vicki, Abbot General Bernardus, Sisters Hildegard and Esther. This June was full to overflowing with blessings for our community! Abbot General’s visit The newly elected (in February 2022) abbot general of our order, Dom Bernardus Peeters, and his secretary, Fr. Raphaël Garcia Pelayo, came
M. Vicki: Sister Hildegard, what do you seek? Sr. Hildegard: The mercy of God and your mercy. M. Vicki: “Come to me. Follow me,” the Heart of Mercy whispered into your heart. And you followed. You left your native country to respond to Mercy who drew you to Cistercian life at the Abbey of Echourgnac in France. From there, the