May, the Month of Mary
Mary is a mother for each of us in these times, teaching us how to respond.
Reflections
These are the highlights of the reflections given in mass. These often include a saint’s feast day as well as Lenten or Advent reflections.
An Easter Reflection: Changed to Change the World
May the Risen One change us in our listening, loving, and labor.
Reflection for the vigil of Palm Sunday
I have often noticed how much of our life depends on what we share in community: the buildings, cars to get somewhere, and even people’s gifts and skills that often supply what we do not have. All of these have…
Reflection for the Vigil of the Annunciation of the Lord
Behold, in his loving Kindness, the Lord shows us the way to Life. Behold in God’s loving kindness, God sent the angel Gabriel to deliver a message to a young Jewish woman named Mary in a simple town called Nazareth.…
Reflection for the Vigil of the Fifth Sunday in Lent
Our gospel for this Fifth Sunday of Lent is filled with much symbolism about death and resurrection, preparing us for Holy Week and Jesus’ road to Jerusalem and beyond. Tonight however, I would like to focus on the three short commands…
Reflection for theVigil Feast of St. Benedict
We are all in a very hallowed place this evening. A place where our sisters have sung praises to God for over 100 years. It is a marvelous story to tell. This chapel has changed over the years but it…
Reflection for the Vigil of St. Joseph
HEARTACHE………What is it? Throughout our human existence people have experienced heartache. More recently you might remember the Pamela Butler case In KCK …28 years ago when 10 yr old Pamela was snatched from her from front yard as she played.…
Reflection for the Vigil of the Forth Sunday in Lent
“Rabbi, who sinned?” Perhaps that is our question when something horrible happens to us. Why me? What did I do to deserve this? I didn’t ask for this. Jesus does not answer the question, but tells His disciples it is…
Reflection for the Vigil of the Third Sunday in Lent
by Sister Elizabeth Carrillo Our Gospel tonight brings us to a well. Wells appear often in the Scriptures, and they are rarely ordinary places. In biblical tradition, encounters between a woman and a man at a well often herald the…
Lent as a School of Listening
The first word of the Rule of Benedict is “listen.” Lent gently schools us again in this posture of attentiveness.
Reflection for the Vigil of the Second Sunday in Lent
Tonight’s Gospel takes us up a mountain with Jesus. There, in a moment of radiant light, Moses and Elijah appear beside him. These two figures are important. Moses met God on the mountain and came back transformed. On a mountain,…
Reflection for the Vigil of the First Sunday in Lent
(1 Cor.1:18-25; Matt. 4:1-11) In conversations with people outside the monastery, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend recently. Some online preachers, including Catholic priests, have become obsessed with demons in the world. It’s not just recognition of the evil that exists…
