Seed-Saving in February?
Recently I attended a local Seedy Saturday event. The venue was set up with several long tables laden with packets of seeds donated by attendees for the seed-sharing part of…
Reflection for the Second Sunday in Lent B
Genesis 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 (RM) or Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16 (RCL); Psalm 116 (RM) or 22 (RCL); Romans 8: 31b-34 (RM) or 4: 13-25 (RCL); Mark 9: 2-10…
A Musing on Charism (Part I of II)
The Gift of the SpiritWhen it comes to the charism — the gift of the Spirit — that animates our RNDM lives, I am struck by a simple truth: it…
Reflection for the First Sunday in Lent B
Genesis 9: 8-15 RM) or 8-17 (RCL); Psalm 25 (RM) or 51 (RCL); 1 Peter 3: 18-22; Mark 1: 12-15 (RM) or 9-15 (RCL) Honestly, doesn’t it seem sometimes like…
On the Threshold of Lent 2024
In the Christian world, Lent comes, as it always does, in late winter/early spring, when the world is grey, and seasons shifting.The beginning of the 40-day Lenten season is always…
Reflection for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Epiphany B
Leviticus 13: 1-2, 44-46 (RM) or 2 Kings 5: 1-14 (RCL); Psalm 32 (RM) or 34 (RCL); 1 Corinthians 10: 31—11:1 (RM) or 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27 (RCL); Mark 1:…
How to Participate in the Synod on Synodality
Sr. Elizabeth Davis RSM believes the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality is as historically significant as Vatican Council II was in the 1960’s. Davis was one of 54 women voting delegates…
Reflection for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Fifth Sunday after Epiphany B
Job 7: 1-4, 6-7 (RM) or Isaiah 40: 21-31 (RCL); Psalm 147; 1 Corinthians 9: 16-19, 22-23 (RM) or 16-23 (RCL); Mark 1: 29-39. Don’t you sometimes wish you could…