"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...
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Children of the Freeborn Woman
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...
Woman religious who as physician treats Tennessee’s uninsured receives Lumen Christi Award
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...
Jesus is near…already at the door
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...
The Creaturely Duty for Thanksgiving
“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...
Restorative and Technological Approaches to Male and Female Infertility: Differentiating the Diagnoses, Treatments and Outcomes
Listen to “Restorative and Technological Approaches to Male and Female Infertility: Differentiating the Diagnoses, Treatments and Outcomes,” presented by Dr. Craig Turczynski PhD. Dr. Craig Turczynski PhD, reproductive physiologist, will focus on principles of...
The Designs of His Heart are from Age to Age
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...
What Women Wish They had Learned about Their Bodies
“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...
Calling on God for Healing
The term epiclesis is a Greek word that means “invocation”, the calling upon God in prayer. Usually, we use it in reference to calling upon the Holy Spirit. We read in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Epiclesis ("invocation upon") is the intercession in...
Finding Bethany Beyond the Jordan
“‘I baptize with water,’ John replied, ‘but among you stands One you do not know. He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’ All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.” This place, Bethany...