“I Ran with Love and Joy.”

Just before Easter, we got an unusual donation to our Vocations Office. A St. John’s Seminary student, Thanh-Tai Nguyen gave us a check for a portion of the sponsorship money he had raised by running his first marathon. Through generous donations from his friends, family, and the people of St. Hedwig’s and St. John’s, Thanh-Tai [...]

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Where One of Us Is, All of Us Are

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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Enthralled By the Wonder of a Child

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 [...]

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Daily Wisdom

“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

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Wisdom from the Past, Inspiration for Today

“But, Oh, what intoxication of light, Oh, what movements of fire! Oh, what swirlings of the flame in me, miserable one that I am, coming from You and Your glory! The glory I know it and I say it is your Holy Spirit, who has the same nature with You, and the same honor, O [...]

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Listening for the Call

“Vocation does not come from willfulness. It comes from listening. I must listen to my life and try to understand what it is truly about—quite apart from what I would like it to be about—or my life will never represent anything real in the world, no matter how earnest my intentions…. Vocation does not mean [...]

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On Marinating…

Last year I spent two happy months at Providence House, our place for formation for new Sisters. Not having cooked in about 30 years, I observed my co-Sisters preparing delicious meals. Part of their culinary secrets seemed to be the marinade. Somehow the marinade and the barbeque would transform the menu into something really delectable. [...]

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Genuine Reality

The last week here in Southern California we have been able to see the Perseid meteor shower in all its glory. However, my sense is that most folks were content to read about it in the newspaper or see it on the Internet, foregoing the 2:00 a.m. opportunity for the best show. It reminded me [...]

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Quiet Time

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 [...]

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The Sound of Silence

I often notice when I am out in public how little silence there is around me.  We talk about various forms of pollution that are destroying our earth, but what about noise pollution!  Why are we so afraid of silence?  It used to be that you could stand in line in the bank in silence, [...]

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