We invite you to Walk With Us as BVM sisters and associates share their reflections on spirituality, our daily life, and the charism of the BVM community as expressed in our core values: freedom, education, charity and justice. We welcome you to share your comments, your reflections and your questions.
Lenten Reflection: For the Fifth Friday of Lent
In the reading for this week, Jeremiah says, “The Lord will make a new covenant and plant the law in our hearts.” We know the…
Lenten Reflection: for the Fourth Friday of Lent
When I read the words, “Return, O Israel, to Your God.” in the reading from Hosea, I heard echoes of Ash Wednesday. In Joel 2:12,…
Lenten Reflection: for the Third Friday of Lent
God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son; so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life (JN 3:16). Jealousy,…
Lenten Reflection: for the Second Friday of Lent
Traditionally, the practices of the season of Lent have been prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Prayer, the lifting of our mind and heart to God, has…
Lenten Reflection: for the First Friday of Lent
When the Pharisees complain to Jesus about him sitting with tax collectors and sinners, he says, ”Learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ “
Ash Wednesday/Valentine’s Day: Fan into Flame the Gift That Is Yours
As I sit in front of a blazing fire I am mesmerized by magnificent colors, warmed by its heat and attuned to its crackling sound…