At the beginning of the profession ceremony, Sr. Sharon read aloud selected verses from chapter four in the Rule of St. Benedict, “The Tools for Good Works.” First of all, love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul and all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself . . . Your way of acting should be

The last words we sang at Vespers on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord were: “Christ our God has made all creation holy.” The next day we burst from the season of light, glory, angels and God in human flesh into what we call Ordinary Time. I suppose you have to call it something, but is it really

One last candle opens its heart to receive the light tonight and its flame quivers with expectancy. The long-awaited one will soon be in our midst in a deeper manner as the liturgical cycle draws us deeper into the mystery of God-With-Us. How can we make this mystery come to life in our own hearts? Jesus, you rest at the

One more candle adds its presence to our growing circle of advent light. The time of fulfillment draws closer and the Coming One beckons us to run while we have the light of life. We have opened our eyes to the Light of Christ, and our ears to hear his voice. This week it is for us to run in

  Tonight another candle dances in our Advent wreath and calls out to us, “Prepare the way of the Lord.” With the ears of our hearts awakened, let us hear what the Spirit says to us. How attentive are we to that still, small voice that calls to us from within: “Come my children, listen to me”? Let stillness quiet

This evening we light our first Advent Candle. The first glimmer of light and hope shimmers in the twilight and beckons us to look deep – deep within our being. What does the spark of God’s Presence reveal to our inner eyes? For what are we living? Or better, for whom are we living? What if, this first week of