Reflection for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time B or the Second Sunday after Epiphany
1 Samuel 3: 3b-10, 19 (RM) or 1-10 (RCL); Psalm 40 (RM) or 139 (RCL); 1 Corinthians 6: 13c-15a, 17-20 (RM) or 12-20 (RCL); John 1: 35-42 (RM) or 43-51…
The Taste of Things VII: Zeal
My favorite liturgical feast is Pentecost! It announces itself with aliveness, zeal, and spirit—a wildly untamed Spirit that is—and one cannot commit their life to this Spirit and expect to…
Everything is Connected – My Dung’s Reception Continued
“To tell the story of anything, you have to tell the story of everything.”1 This quote from Thomas Berry, describing the inherent relatedness of all creation, is also reflected in…
My Dung’s Reception Into Postulancy – With Great Joy and Celebration
With great joy and celebration, on Monday April 24, 2023, Thi My Dung Nguyen was admitted as a postulant to the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (RNDM). Several…
Inspiration to Live Religious Life
As a teenager, I remember hearing the words, “I have called you by name and you are mine” - Isaiah 42:1-2. These words were my inspiration to leave all things…