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Praying the Scriptures with Sr. Carol J. Crater, SHF
October 12, 2008: Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 25:6-10a; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-14,19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 At dinner tonight someone told me about a dream she had last night. As I...
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January 11, 2009 — Baptism of the Lord
Isaiah 55:1-11; Psalm from Isaiah 12; 1 John 5:1-9; Mark 1:7-11 Our celebration of the Baptism of the Lord invites us also to reflect on our own baptism, whether it was at last year’s Easter vigil or...
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January 18, 2009 — Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
1 Samuel 3:3b-10,19; Psalm 40; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a,17-20; John 1:35-42 Jesus asks a very good question in today’s Gospel reading, one that we would do well to reflect upon early in this new year:...
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January 25, 2009 — Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jonah 3:1-5,10; Psalm 25; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 In our first reading Jonah proclaims the word of the Lord, the people believe and repent, and God forgives them. In our Gospel today, Jesus...
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February 1, 2009 — Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Though the language and situation of today’s Gospel are strange to us, Jesus makes a distinction that can serve us well. Jesus...
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IS TUTORING REWARDING?
Today, yesterday and today we can always be of help to someone. The temendous growth into the United States, and our own State of California gives us the opportunity of meeting and learning so much...
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IN HONOR OF SISTER PATRICIA WITTMAN UPON HER RETIREMENT
The following presentation was given by Cecil White, Director, St. Patrick’s Seminary Library at St. Patrick’s Seminary End-of-the-Year Party (2008) at which time Sister Patricia Wittman was honored...
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FRIENDLY ANIMAL STORIES
Hello, again! In our reading of the 29 books, many of the stories were stories of real animals. Way back, some years back, Walt Disney began his movies with book stories with animated animals. I...
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REAL CAT STORIES
First, I must make a confession. I am not an animal lover. However, stories in books and stories of stuffed animals are interesting and wholesome to me. I have a dear friend, who was my team teacher...
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Rest in Peace ~ Sister M. Margarite Apostolo
Sister M. Margarite Apostolo, 78 years old, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Family for 60 years, died in Fremont, California on Monday, March 16, 2009. Sister Margarite’s ministries included...
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Red Hand Project News
I have a bit of news to report on the “Red Hands” project. I passed the information on to several friends who work with children and have contacts that I don’t. Rita Bohling, who teaches at St....
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KMHMU Ministry
Sister Michaela’s Ministry Posted in Children, Images, immigrant, Ministry, Sisters in the News Tagged: 2009, Catholic, Images, KMHMU, Ministry, Nun, Sister, Sisters
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Radical Love
Have a look at this beautiful photoessay called ‘Radical Love’ featuring the Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey. The original version by Toni Greaves can be found here and the Time Magazine version...
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Jubilarians 2009
Congratulations Jubilarians 2009 75 Years Sister M. Joanna Connolly Sister M. Malachy Hannigan 70 Years Sister M. Martin Moran 60 Years Sister M. Margarite Apostolo, R.I.P. Sister Angelina Dutra Sister...
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June 21, 2009 — Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Job 38:1,8-11; Psalm 107; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Mark 4:35-41 Today’s readings, three of which focus on the sea, bring to my mind a hymn that assigns to each of the three persons of God the...
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is January 11, 2010 In Las Vegas, the Associates and Sisters have been working very hard to use this date, as an awareness and educational “moment”. To...
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What is the difference between a Nun and a Sister?
Sister Cabrini Blessing Nuns and Sisters are women who have chosen to live vowed religious life within the Catholic Church. There are many different orders, each with its own charism or special...
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Sisters Celebrating Birthdays in July
Sister Assumption Cueva Sister Elaine Marie Sanchez Sister Catherine Rose Iverson Sister Sharon Flannigan Sister Elizabeth Murray Sister Kathleen Littrell Sister Ann Maureen Murphy Sister Beatrice Ann...
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A God of Harmony
My God is not a god of perfection. She is a God of Harmony. For if only he is perfect, where do I fit in? The God I know has created a world struggling for balance. A World in relationship with itself...
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CASA: The Advocate’s Corner
By Sister Carolyn Whited, SHF “I’m just so angry all the time!” Those words, in a desperate plea for self understanding, often burst out from the men who turned up at my office door. As chaplain in a...
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Congratulations SHF Jubilarians
Sister Anne Schaefer, SHF Sister Anne Schaeffer — 70 Years Sister Anne helped her mother in her work with the Sisters of the Holy Family and she wanted to be just like them. After Sister entered the...
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Leadership Conference of Women Religious decides next steps.
At the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) held in St. Louis, MO, August 7-10, the more than 900 participants planned their response to the doctrinal assessment of...
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Band of Sisters
Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many...
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Transition
Reflection –Friday, July 19, 2013 First Reading: Isaiah 43:16-21 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 78 Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53 We live in a time of transition. When I entered in 1984, you told me you had...
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You’re a Unique Story: Sister Marie Ann Brent, SHF
You Oughta Be in History, You’re a Unique Story National Women’s History Month by Sisters and Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Family by Sister Marie Ann Brent, SHF On January 5, 1953, I walked up...
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You’re a Unique Story: Sister Diane Maguire, SHF
You Oughta Be in History, You’re a Unique Story National Women’s History Month by Sisters and Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Family Diane Maguire, SHF I was born into an Irish, Catholic family...
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You’re a Unique Story: Sister Margaret Hakeem, SHF
You Oughta Be in History, You’re a Unique Story National Women’s History Month by Sisters and Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Family by Margaret Hakeem, SHF Sr. Margaret Hakeem My father and...
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You’re a Unique Story: Sister Lucille Hintze, SHF
You Oughta Be in History, You’re a Unique Story National Women’s History Month by Sisters and Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Family by: Lucille Hintze, SHF Sister Lucille Hintze I am a 21st...
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You’re a Unique Story: Sister Geraldine Garbarino, SHF
You Oughta Be in History, You’re a Unique Story National Women’s History Month by Sisters and Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Family by Sister Geraldine Garbarino, SHF Sister Geraldine Garbarino...
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You’re a Unique Story: Sister Ann Marie Gelles, SHF
You Oughta Be in History, You’re a Unique Story National Women’s History Month by Sisters and Associates of the Sisters of the Holy Family by Ann Marie Gelles, SHF Ann Marie Gelles, SHF My name is Ann...
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