Lent is meant to be a time of returning to the Lord, a time to examine whether our deepest choices lead us toward God or not. Throughout our entire lives, He extends his hands to us, inviting us to take hold of Him, making it possible for us to draw close to Him.
“Stretch out your hand,”[i] He commanded. As the man stretched, the shriveled hand became tone and supple. Where there was only weakness and deformity a moment before, now there was restored health.[ii] Jesus had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases...
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.”[i] Working as a nurse practitioner and in pastoral care, I have had the privilege of attending to the needs of families who have...
"Jesus comes to meet you in each person. Sometimes I can’t fix them, but I have to walk with them. And the more you walk with them, the more you know how to help.” See the full artilce here: Pictures: Catholic Extension Society, use with...
Like the dawn and the fullness of day, the Christmas and Advent seasons are filled with the mysteries of signs and symbols, pre-figuration and fulfillment. The Church’s liturgies press us into the powerful movement of this redemptive plan of God, reminding us of the...
Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, who is also a physician, is seen in an undated photo examining a medically uninsured patient at St. Mary's Legacy Clinic in Crossville, Tenn. Sister Mary Lisa, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Mich., is the recipient of Catholic Extension...
Advent…this is a season of rapt anticipation. Watching and waiting, it is a time of preparation. Because it is often associated only with the preparation for the celebration of Christmas, one could be distracted from Advent’s true meaning. Derived from the Latin...
“Thanksgiving” is an orientation of the heart, and it means that we are devoted to giving thanks to God for all His gifts and His mercies. He loved us and called us to life; He strengthens us to continue on our way towards Him each day. All that we are, all...
The Sacred Heart of Jesus celebrates the Incarnation of the Son of God as the mystery of His love. God does not change, nor does His love. All that exists does so because He loves it, and because it first is existed in Him. As we read in Psalm 33:11, “…the plans of...
“A magnificent symphony,”[i] has been used to describe the interplay of hormones in the woman’s body which allows for a “fertile window” in which conception of a new life as possible each month. Listen as Sister Anna Marie McGuan, RSM, speaks with Sister Mary Gretchen...