A REFLECTIVE JOURNEY FOR THANKSGIVING

Maryellen Keefe, O.S.U. “Adoration is the highest form of prayer.”   How does one get there?   Try Via Gratias, at the junction of Memory Lane. Down this path encounter great discoveries. Go back in time. First memories? Being loved, cared for, clothed, fed… Having fun, with playmates, cousins, friends… Learning to read, write, pray……

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SIGNS OF SPRING

Alice D. Grant As I begin this reflection in the wake of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, I am discouraged by the negative messages surrounding the announcement—media references to the continuing effects of the clerical sexual abuse scandals and the unconscionable response of the Church leaders, Popes as well as local Bishops; the announcement…

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ORDINARY TIME

Bridget Puzon, O.S.U. After January 13, 2013, the feast of the Baptism of Jesus, the church enters a short period called Ordinary Time. The manger is packed up, the Christmas trees, wreaths, and Christmas cards move out to be recycled. All the festive decorations this year cheered our spirits, restrained from the aftermath of Hurricane…

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Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Christmas Always

Marie-Celine Miranda, O.S.U. This will be my 80th Christmas. The first one, I don’t remember. I was six days old. I celebrated Christmas in the hospital, with my mother, in the days when newly-delivered mothers and their babies were allowed about a two-week rest from the traumatic experience of separation they had both just been…