Saint Paul really liked the Philippians, always thanking God for them and praying for them with “joy” and being in “partnership in the gospel” (Phil. 1:3). Paul is even confident that God who began a good work in them “will go on completing it until the Day of Jesus Christ.”

Four of us Sisters of Notre Dame participated in a day for students at St. Paul Schools in Norwalk to consider priestly and religious vocations . After a panel presentation, a freshman girl talked to the Sister directing the questions to the panel. Looking as if she had made a

Several of us young women (who made every effort to appear grown up and fearless) arrived at the Sisters of Notre Dame Novitiate on February 2, 1968. (Full disclosure, this blogger has been in the Sisters of Notre Dame community for over 50 years.) I was scheduled for a 3:15

Fifty-seven years ago today I was in my home of 18 years. It was the last night to sit in the kitchen, which I thought I’d never see again. Even though there were several inches of snow on the ground, I put on shorts. I knew it would be the

“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, they find it attached to the rest of the world.” This is the wisdom of John Muir, naturalist, mountaineer, and Father of America’s National Parks. Cosmologists know some intricacies of the universe, and marvels keep being discovered. The greatest discovery of

How often do you ask yourself “Why?” Your first answer may not be as truthful as you think. “Why didn’t I volunteer to bake goodies for the hospitality kitchen?” First reason: I don’t have time. And…anything else? I don’t like going there. Why not? It’s so unpleasant. Why? I don’t

“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” These are the wise words of Winston Churchill. Perhaps you’re lying in a hammock while sipping your favorite beverage on a day perfectly choreographed by God. Do you find yourself saying “This is the

I say to myself too frequently, “I just don’t understand why ____.” Invariably the statement refers to a puzzling action of someone with whom I have frequent contact. Perhaps you do the same with a spouse, family member, or co-worker. Before formulating pre-judgments like “They’re just lazy,” or “They don’t

Recently we remembered Martin Luther King, Jr. on our national holiday. King has said many memorable things to make us better people. One is this: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” God is Light. God is