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Anchored by Arctic and Antarctic Poles

Post author:Christina Cathro
Post published:March 20, 2023
Post category:Climate Change
Post comments:2 Comments

I recently watched a television programme which was reflecting on Cyclone Gabrielle; this powerful, severe ‘weather bomb’ literally wiped out crops and vineyards particularly in the Gisborne and Hawkes Bay…

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:March 17, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
Post comments:1 Comment

1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13a (RM) or 1-13 (RCL); Psalm 23; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9: 1-41 “What did I do to deserve this? What was God thinking? Is…

A Dog-Gone Story

Post author:Bonnie Dickie
Post published:March 13, 2023
Post category:Animal Companions Death & Dying
Post comments:2 Comments

A friend dropped by a short while ago to bring me a bag of dog food and some dog treats. As soon as I saw the bag I knew the…

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:March 10, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
Post comments:3 Comments

Exodus 17: 4-7 (RM) or 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 95; Romans 5: 1-2, 5-8 (RM) or 1-11 (RCL); John 4: 5-42. Lent is the season par excellence for an examination of…

Pale Pink Lipstick

Post author:Dana Thompson-Peladeau
Post published:March 7, 2023
Post category:Poetry Social Justice
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Dana Thompson-Peladeau is the niece of Sandra Stewart, RNDM. She is married to Ryan and they have two children. Dana is completing her social work degree. This poem was a…

Paying Attention

Post author:Claudia Stecker
Post published:March 6, 2023
Post category:Reflections Social Justice
Post comments:1 Comment

Human-trafficking affects 40+ million people around the globe. Climate change, gender inequality, systemic racism, poverty, neoliberal capitalism, war and conflict, forced migration drive its proliferation. Traffickers make billions of dollars…

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:March 3, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
Post comments:1 Comment

Genesis 12: 1-4a; Psalm 33 (RM) or 121 (RCL); 2 Timothy 1: 8b-10 (RM) or Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17 (RCL); Matthew 17: 1-9 (RM) or John 3: 1-17 (alt. in…

A Momentous Adventure: The First RNDMs Sent to Canada

Post author:Veronica Dunne
Post published:February 28, 2023
Post category:History RNDMs in Canada
Post comments:2 Comments

As previously mentioned, 2023 marks 125 years since the first RNDM Sisters came to Canada from France. During this anniversary year, on the first Wednesday of each month, we will…

Lessons From My Elderly Mom

Post author:Petite Lao
Post published:February 27, 2023
Post category:Family Reflections
Post comments:1 Comment

At the moment, I am with my mother as her companion since I returned to the Philippines in January. My sister recently died in December. It was a sudden death…

Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent A

Post author:Susan K. Roll
Post published:February 24, 2023
Post category:Scripture Reading
Post comments:1 Comment

Genesis 2: 7-9, 16-18, 25, 3:1-7 (RM) or 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7 (RCL); Psalm 51; Romans 5: 12-19; Matthew 4: 1-11. On the First Sunday of Lent, I remember a…