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Second Sunday of Easter — Divine Mercy Sunday Prayer of St. Thomas, Apostle Lord, you know me so well, I am realistic, Always protecting my heart from false hope, Often falling into pessimism. And yet, O Lord, I do not struggle to believe. My heart is filled twin emotions — love and fear. My love […]

Second Sunday of Easter — Sunday of Divine Mercy Reflection: Mercy is an action, not an emotion By SISTER MARY McGLONE Mercy. What are we asking for when we ask for God’s mercy? Because we use the word during the penitential rite in our Eucharist, we often think of the plea for mercy as a […]

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Third Sunday of Easter Reflection: Developing a new perspective By SISTER MARY McGLONE How many times have you told a family story only to have a sibling say, “I don’t remember it that way at all!” (That is actually a very nice rendition of what often happens.) Memory shapes our perspective without our willing it. […]

Blessing for a New Beginning In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never think to wander, A new beginning has been quietly forming … It has been waiting … Waiting until you are ready to emerge. For a long time this new beginning has watched you, It knows the emptiness growing inside you, […]

The Resurrection of the Lord Reflection: Resurrection is not just one day, it’s a process By SISTER MARY McGLONE How easy it is to say, “I know” someone. Yet, the more we know one another, the more we realize that human beings are ever-unfolding mysteries. So, too, with our faith. Each Sunday, we recite the […]

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