As the Season of Creation draws to a close, I find myself pausing to notice how it invites us to renew our love and care for our world. This season also has been a time to return to a beloved poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
The Lovers of the Holy Cross sisters — and all Christians — have a responsibility to become the extended hands, hearts, minds, mouth and feet of Jesus to continue His salvific mission.
For decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph refused to lease land to gas companies. Now they have no choice. A new West Virginia law allows fracking against a landowner's wishes if enough neighbors agree to fracking on their land.
One marvelous aspect of visiting Benedictine monasteries is seeing how each crafts its own unique version of the Liturgy of the Hours. An added adventure for Sr. Julie Ferraro has been helping update those books.
"I mourn the loss of some of the belongings that I held dear," writes Sr. Margaret Cessna about losing her music collection. "So I thank my friends, but grieve the loss and continue to search for memories."
Scripture for Life: The title of this feast, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, expresses the paradox of Christian faith. Christ's death revealed that evil is as dead as its works.
As Pope Francis told us: Look to the past with gratitude, live the present with passion, and embrace the future with hope. This threefold approach to reflecting on religious life has become a kind of examen.
Sr. Judith Gomila made a foray into podcasting with college students, and despite being from different generations, they connected deeply, learning from one another while technicians tinkered with equipment.
