Were not our hearts burning within us?
There is spiritual wisdom in slowing down, in stepping into the shade, in listening to the cicadas and the silence between.
Sister Carol Ann Petersen
Sister Carol Ann Petersen, OSB, served as teacher and principal in Catholic schools in Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas before becoming Associate Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. She founded and served as director of Keeler Women’s Center in Kansas City, Kansas, and now serves as director of Sophia Spirituality Center.
Growth, Light, and the Spirit of Pentecost
Nature is in full bloom, and this external flourishing mirrors a call to tend our inner garden. Spiritually, this can be a time to ask, what parts of me are blossoming?
Mourning Pope Francis in the Season of Easter, a Season of Hope
The resurrection is the ultimate triumph over sin and death, transforming sorrow into joy and despair into hope.
Lent to Easter
The resurrection is the ultimate triumph over sin and death, transforming sorrow into joy and despair into hope.
Pilgrims of Hope
Pope Francis calls us to enter into Lent 2025 as "Pilgrims of Hope." This theme encourages us to connect with God and deepen our hope in a world growing in division and despair.
Celebrating faith, hope and love
Underlying not only the Valentine kind of love but all love is the sure knowledge that God loves each of us and we should love every other person and created thing.
Find renewal in the coming year
Consider all the ways Sophia can help you renew yourself in the coming year.
Preparing the Way
Advent invites us to reflect on the significance of the incarnation, the embodiment of God in human form, and prepare our hearts to welcome the light and hope brought by the birth of Jesus.
A Time for Thanksgiving
G.K. Chesterton once said, “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
Gifts of the Season
We turn the calendar to October, a month of golden beauty as the leaves are turning. The days are getting shorter, and nights are getting cooler. As we drive along country roads, we see farmers in the fields harvesting crops.…