In the final hours of Jesus’ life, the question of his identity is central to the events of Good Friday. From Peter’s denial, “I do not know him.” (Lk. 22:57) To the Sanhedrin’s question, “So you are the Son of God?” (Lk. 22:70) and to Pilate’s question, “Are you the King of the Jews?” We [...]
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Good Friday’s Bottom Line
Posted in Lenten Reflections, tagged God's love, Holy Father, Lent, Prayer, reflections, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California, SND, spirituality on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Will There Be Anyone Left to Love?”
Posted in Lenten Reflections, reflections, tagged Lent, Prayer, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California, SND, spirituality, women religious on April 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The other morning as I washed breakfast dishes, one of my community members, Cecilia sat at the table reading the newspaper. Suddenly I heard her ask, “Will there be anyone left to love?” I was surprised by her question, wondering what had prompted it. She explained she had just read an article in the newspaper [...]
“Untie it and bring it here.”
Posted in Lenten Reflections, tagged Lent, Palm Sunday, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California on April 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus directed his disciples to go into town, find a colt, untie it, and bring it to him. Jesus knew how he wanted to use the colt, to make it his mount for his entry into Jerusalem, to make it his means of taking the next step on his journey back to his Father. The [...]
Seeing by Being
Posted in Lenten Reflections on March 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
One Lent a Catholic high school set up several large mirrors. On them was an outline of the head of Jesus surrounded by the words “Looking like Jesus.” The aim of the school’s Lenten journey was to get students to reflect on what it means to look more like Jesus. In this Sunday’s Gospel (John [...]
The Light of Christ’s Love
Posted in Lenten Reflections, tagged Christ, Lent, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California on March 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As we sit with Nicodemus at the feet of Jesus, we hear his loving words describe how He must be lifted up on the cross, and we must believe in Him to have eternal life. Then Jesus continues with some of the most beautiful words ever spoken, “God so loved the world that He gave [...]
The Way to Right Relationships
Posted in Lenten Reflections, reflections, tagged Lent, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California on March 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s first reading from Exodus spells out the commandments that serve as the foundation of the Old Testament covenant between God and his people. God clearly delineates His expectations and what is needed for Israel to remain faithful. These commandments are not the punishing restrictions of One who inflicts His will on others, but rather [...]
Where Do You Meet Christ?
Posted in Lenten Reflections, tagged Lent, reflections, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California on March 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them…” The Gospel of this Sunday is usually one we associate with the Feast of the Transfiguration during the [...]
Entering the Desert
Posted in Lenten Reflections, reflections, tagged Lent, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For many of us in California, the image of the desert has multiple meanings and sometimes contradictions. The desert is quiet. The desert is stark. The desert is hot. But the desert is also filled with sounds of nature, dotted with the smallest of flowers, and can be very cold. For me, the desert is [...]
The Value of Suffering, Part One – Holy Week
Posted in Lenten Reflections, reflections, tagged Holy Week, Lent, reflections, Sisters of Notre Dame, Sisters of Notre Dame California, suffering, the Cross on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Sr. Kathleen Burns Once during Lent, I was reflecting with a group in a parish on the passion of Jesus. A woman came up to me and asked me why she had not been healed if in the scriptures it says that if you have faith you will be healed. She had been [...]
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 »
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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