Rachel Held Evans said, “God needed women for survival. Before Jesus fed us with the bread and wine, the body and the blood, Jesus himself needed to be fed, by a woman. He needed a woman to say, ‘This is my body, given for you.’”
“To live is to be slowly born.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Sunflower Seeds
Celebrating Everyday Spirituality
Rachel Held Evans said, “God needed women for survival. Before Jesus fed us with the bread and wine, the body and the blood, Jesus himself needed to be fed, by a woman. He needed a woman to say, ‘This is my body, given for you.’”
The First Sunday of Advent could also be called New Year’s Day. It’s the start of another Church Year, so I guess I can wish you a “Happy New Year!” I feel the hymns of Advent are so special; however, all hymns of all seasons affirm the ground our faith
On the holy-go-round of lectionary readings, we will soon be back in Year A, the year of Matthew. Because Matthew wrote for Jewish Christians, his writing has many references to the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament). Throughout Advent we will see that Jesus Christ is the longed-for Messiah and the fulfillment
As Sisters of Notre Dame, Mary is a model for us as we seek to experience and express God’s goodness and provident care in the unfolding of each day. Join us on the journey!
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Beautiful! Nice words to share with new moms!