All Saints Day

“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 [...]

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Pope Urges Use of Digital Media

Honestly, who wouldn’t want to see some Pope Benedict live tweets from the Vatican? That dream might not be that far off, after all. In a message sent to his followers, the Pope sung the praises of modern technology as a method for spreading the gospel. “The spread of multimedia communications and its rich ‘menu [...]

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Upcoming Events!

Check out our Events page (tab at top) for the latest upcoming talks and other activities of the sisters. Starting next week we’re proud to announce the first evening of  ”The Upper Room”, our young adult faith enrichment series. The presentations will be given by Sr. Kathleen Burns, many of you may already know her [...]

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Music, Sweet Music!

“There is the Music of Heaven in all things,” Hildegard of Bingen reminds us. Experience Heaven on earth with an assortment of sacred sounds that soothe. My favorite is Morton Lauriden’s Lux Aeterna performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale. For real serenity I also enjoy Chant by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo De [...]

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Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions

Pope Benedict’s general prayer intention for October is: “That Sunday may be lived as the day on which Christians gather to celebrate the risen Lord, participating in the Eucharist”. His mission intention is: “That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may [...]

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