Written by Sr. Lisa Megaffin, SND Inspired by John 11:1-45 The story of Lazarus and the words “Jesus wept” reveal God’s invitation to intimate friendship. In John 15, Jesus indicates “I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.” This divine revelation includes familiarity, [...]
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Where One of Us Is, All of Us Are
Posted in Community, Gratitude, Lenten Reflections, Prayer, reflections, tagged Community, friendship, Lazarus, Lent, sacraments, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Enthralled By the Wonder of a Child
Posted in Celebrations, Community, Gratitude, reflections, tagged Christmas, God's love, reflections on December 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Christmas Reflection by Jane Leung, SND Postulant This past Tuesday I joined Sisters Valerie Marie and Shawn Marie at South Central LAMP (Los Angeles Area Ministry Project), to volunteer for the Christmas party event for the children who are enrolled in the school’s enrichment programs. I had never volunteered there before, but the Sisters have [...]
Death, Where is Thy Sting?
Posted in Celebrations, Community, Musings, reflections, tagged God's love, reflections, spirituality on November 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last week I attended an informal memorial for a friend who died of cancer at the age of fifty four, leaving his mother, siblings, wife, co-workers and many friends. Those who came to the celebration of Kent’s life brought casseroles, drinks, flowers, and fond memories of Kent. We could enjoy a viewing of photos taken [...]
All Saints Day
Posted in Celebrations, Community, Heavenly Heroes: The Saints, Pope Benedict XVI, reflections, tagged Calling, Christians, God's love, God's servants, Heavenly Heroes: The Saints, Pope Benedict XVI, reflections on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“To become saints means to fulfill completely what we already are, raised to the dignity of God’s adopted children in Christ Jesus… The saints bring to light in creative fashion quite new human potentialities… The saints are themselves the living spaces into which one can turn… There is no isolation in heaven. It is the [...]
Happy Halloween!
Posted in Celebrations, Community on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Halloween to all you ghosts and goblins out there! We here at Providence house look forward every year to our neighborhood Halloween party, where we can catch up on the happenings in our neighbors lives, and watch the parade of princesses, pirates and ghosts go by from the porch. We take turns visiting with [...]
How are We Being in the Midst of Our Doing?
Posted in Community, Musings, reflections, tagged Christians, nuns, reflections, Sisters of Notre Dame, spirituality on October 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I observed a wonderful encounter this morning while I was working in my office. My office is across the hall from the copier so I often hear the conversations that take place in the copy room. One of the women who is a contract accountant for our community said to one of our sisters, “I [...]
Daily Wisdom
Posted in Community, Gratitude, Musings, reflections, tagged Prayer, reflections, spirituality on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Seek Him in all souls, good or bad, wise and foolish, attractive and unattractive; in the depths of each there is God” Hazrat Inayat Khan
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for September
Posted in Community, Pope Benedict XVI's Monthly Prayer Intentions, Prayer, tagged Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Prayer Intentions, religious life, spirituality on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
VATICAN CITY, 1 SEP 2010 (VIS) – Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for September is: “That in less developed parts of the world the proclamation of the Word of God may renew people’s hearts, encouraging them to work actively toward authentic social progress”. His mission intention is: “That by opening our hearts to love we [...]
Quiet Time
Posted in Community, Gratitude, Prayer, reflections, tagged God's love, nuns, patience, Prayer, reflections, religious life, Retreat, spirituality, Vocation, women religious on July 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Deep within us all there is an inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Center a speaking Voice to which we may continually return. Thomas Kelly Last evening 29 of my Sisters here in Thousand Oaks began a retreat which will last for eight days. Quiet pervades the house as they devote [...]
A Reminder
Posted in Activities, Catechesis, Community, Events, Upper Room, tagged Catechesis, Los Angeles, spirituality, Sr. Kathleen, women religious on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow, Wednesday June 16th, is the last of our Upper Room series with Sr. Kathleen Burns SND at St. Cornelius Church in Long Beach. This last class is on the Beatitudes and it’s going to be a good one (well, they’ve all been good IMHO), so if you can make it, please join us! St. [...]
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