What Was It Like to Mother Jesus?
Posted by Sarah Reinhard in Faith on Monday, May 25, 2009
My understanding and devotion to Mary really ripened when I had my first daughter. I remember lying there in the hospital, the newborn sleeping in her little contraption, and taking up my rosary. The mysteries that day were the Joyful Mysteries, and as I prayed them, using a little meditation book, I started crying.
I had never thought before about what it meant that Mary gave birth in a stable. ... READ MORE
Celebrating Sisters
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Earlier today, I ran across this article about a special museum exhibit entitled “Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America”. The exhibit is opening this weekend in Cincinnati and it’s goal is to share the contributions of Catholic sisters in the history of the United States. The exhibit’s website features a small flavor of what visitors will see:
Meet women who corresponded with President Thomas Jefferson, talked down bandits and roughnecks, lugged pianos into the wilderness, and provided the nation’s first health insurance to Midwestern loggers. Discover sisters’ courage during the Civil War, the Gold Rush, the San Francisco Earthquake, the Influenza Epidemic, the Civil Rights Movement, and Hurricane Katrina.
The article and the information about the exhibit left me wishing I lived a bit closer to Cincinnati so that I could visit firsthand. It also left me thinking about the many special sisters who have touched my own life over the years. Just as we did with the “Thank You, Father” post last month, I thought it might be fun to acknowledge a few of the special nuns who have contributed to our own personal histories. They come in many shapes and sizes, in and out of habit, but all share the common bond of having dedicated their lives to the service of God and others.
In my own life, I owe a debt of gratitude to Sr. Esther, who prepared me so diligently for my First Communion. I also have a great fondness for the Franciscan sisters who taught me during my junior high years. At this stage in life, I feel blessed to count a few sisters as friends, including Sr. Flor and Sr. Rosa Maria who work with me at our parish. I’d be remiss in discussing sisters if I didn’t mention my good cyber-buddies and nun bloggers Sister Julie of A Nun’s Life and the Daughters of St. Paul in Chicago, especially Sister Anne and Sister Helena. These women have inspired me in countless ways.
Is there a special Sister in your life? Why not take a moment today to share her story with us and allow us to pray along with you for her? Let’s all remember these women in our prayers and hope that many others will be called to a vocation in the religious life.
Seeing Sisters
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, May 03, 2009
On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Elizabeth Scalia (aka The Anchoress) has written an inspiring post about the future of vocations to the priesthood and religious life—with a thoughtful reflection on the significance of wearing the habit.
You read Pope Benedict’s message for today here (pdf).
“Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Mt 9:38)
Thank You, Father!
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Wednesday, April 08, 2009
All around the world this week, Roman Catholic priests are working overtime to help their parishes and communities celebrate the liturgies of Holy Week, the Triduum, and Easter. Undoubtedly, this week is one of the busiest for these hardworking and devoted men who do such much to support our families in faith.
A few weeks ago, reader Therese came up with the following wonderful idea:
“Could Faith... READ MORE
Radical Love
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, January 28, 2009
You simply must see and listen to this photo essay Time Magazine did on the Dominican Sisters of Summit, NJ.
The pictures are gorgeous—such joy on the nuns’ faces!—but what they say about cloistered life is even more lovely.
Good advice for young people thinking about God’s path for them.
Here’s a link to the Dominicans’ website, too.
When Nuns Sing
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Reviews on Saturday, November 01, 2008
Congrats to the Daughters of St. Paul for their big win at last weekend’s Unity Awards - they received the “Catholic grammy” award for Group of the Year. You go girls!! I love your music and your award is well deserved.
In honor of their big win, I wanted to share this fabulous video entitled “When Nuns Sing” which was put together by Sister Tracey of the Daughters of St. Paul. This viral call... READ MORE
A Blogging Sister and a Catholic Traveler
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, October 16, 2008
You know you’re a crazy Catholic Mom when you find yourself recording a Catholic podcast from the front seat of your SUV while running errands!
On this week’s “crazy car Catholic Moments podcast” (click here to listen), I feature two great interviews. Mountain Butorac discusses Catholic travel and his great website The Catholic Traveler. Sister Julie Vieira, IHM shares on her life as a Nun and... READ MORE
A Song for Saturday
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Reviews on Saturday, September 20, 2008
In my ongoing mission to help spread the word about the great work being done by Catholic musicians, I thought I’d share one of my favorite songs with you today. The song is “Radiance”, the title track from the latest CD by Sarah Bauer.
From the very first time I heard this song, I absolutely loved it. It’s representative of Sarah’s upbeat, infectious style of music - when you listen to it you... READ MORE
More on Marrying Young
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Marriage on Thursday, September 04, 2008
Needless to say, I’ve been following the comments on Rebecca’s post from earlier this week with much interest. I don’t have much to add to the arguments - I think Rebecca’s elegant thinking and concise writing have covered pretty much everything I’d say on the topic - but because I have had the experience of marrying at an age that this culture considers very young, I’d like to share my story, just... READ MORE
In Defense Of Marrying Young—Updated
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Marriage on Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Bristol Palin’s unwed pregnancy is not so unusual these days, but her solution—marriage—is. Mounting their hobby horse, the usual suspects have seized on her situation as evidence that abstinence education doesn’t work. Rather a leap of logic, that, since no matter what values her parents tried to instill, we don’t know what education she received at school.
Be that as it may, I want to ride that... READ MORE
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