by Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, MSN, FNP-BC | ~ All ~, A Living Sacrifice of Praise
The Solemnity of the Annunciation reflects the profound reality of the mystery of the Incarnation in its first moment as the Blessed Virgin gives her consent, “Let it be done (fiat in Latin) unto me as you have said.” In her Fiat, Mary says yes to the plan of the...
by Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, MSN, FNP-BC | ~ All ~, Healing Language of Beauty
A woman walks along a hot, dusty road. She is thirsty. Walking out from her town, up the hill to draw water again, is a drudgery. As she hears, “Give me a drink,” she focuses on the man before her, surprised to find anyone here at this time of the day. She...
by Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, MSN, FNP-BC | ~ All ~, Healing Language of Beauty
Blind… Born blind… Bound by the ancient curse. Sitting, listening to the world within and the world around. A beggar crying out silently to God from the depths: “O God, save me, have mercy on me.” The question comes into my ear: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his...
by Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, MSN, FNP-BC | ~ All ~, A Living Sacrifice of Praise
As we pass through these days of Lent, the Church places before our eyes the image of the beloved son. First, Abraham is asked to offer Isaac, who is the beloved son of Abraham’s old age. This offering in worship was a holocaust to the Lord, but the angel of the...
by Sister Mary Sarah Macht, RSM, MSN, FNP-BC | ~ All ~, Mercy Origins
See this new interview about Venerable Mother Catherine McAuley, Foundress of the Religious Sisters of Mercy with Sr. Yvonne Mary Loucks, RSM, and Sr. Mary Cora Uryase, RSM. Catherine McAuley’s life never turned out how she thought it would. As a child, her life...
