Lenten Season
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Easter Blessings from the Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids
April 2, 2021
Staying and praying at the tomb, Mary Magdalene’s world would soon be Broken open with a light and life the cosmos had never before imagined. He who was dead is alive! He is risen! Alleluia! Easter Blessings to you and your loved ones, Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids ~ Permaneciendo y rezando en la tumba, El […]
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Good Friday: Silence and Music Draw Us Into The Passion of the Soul
April 2, 2021
Good Friday is so solemn and so private to the follower of Christ that there are no words! For me, music helps transcend the moment and contemplate the mystery of salvation and the ultimate sacrifice that Christ made for us. Listen The Passio secundum Joannem or St. John Passion was written by Johann Sebastian Bach […]
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A Lenten Prayer: Remain Here and Keep Watch With Me
March 19, 2021
Lord of Gethsemane, Lord of Golgotha, As you faced the injustices and assaults of your final hours, And even despair, You asked only that your friends stay close as long as they could. Your solemn request was a cry for solidarity. My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch with me. […]
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Even Now, Ash Wednesday Homily by Sister Megan McElroy, OP
February 17, 2021
We offer this warm, compassionate invitation to listen on this first day of the Lenten Season. God says to us, as God said to the people of Israel, “Even now, return to me with all your heart.” But, what about this summons, this invitation, causes the human heart to refuse, to hesitate to respond? Listen […]
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OP Lenten Journey: Palm Sunday
April 10, 2019
Reflection: Damian understood that most of us find it easier to believe in punishment than in mercy. We just cannot grasp the depths of God’s love and compassion for us. So we live our lives in fear. Yes, we have needed Lent—40 days to marvel at God’s mercy and love for us revealed in Jesus […]
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OP Lenten Journey: 5th Week of Lent
April 2, 2019
Reflect: Am I willing to be open to the spirit working through the people and situations in my life? To what depth am I willing to go to root out injustice and show grace and mercy to the impoverished around me?
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OP Lenten Journey: 3rd Week of Lent
March 22, 2019
May the God of Promise be with you. May God be for you encouragement and guarantee of holiness and happiness. May you know God’s pledge of faithfulness and unconditional love. And may your own vow of faithfulness bring God’s promise of life into the lives of those you touch. May the God of Promise be […]
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OP Lenten Journey: 2nd Week of Lent
March 15, 2019
St. Catherine of Siena preached this message far and wide, including to the powers of government and Church once she ventured from her devout prayer practice bringing her True self to the world in need. Reflection: Jesus calls me to be His presence in our world. This is a time to contemplate the unique gifts […]
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OP Lenten Journey: 1st Week of Lent
March 8, 2019
Be still and know that I am God! Psalm 46:11 On this first week of Lent…I will listen for God’s voice this week. Perhaps Psalms will be my guide, or a prophet preaching, or a Saint’s witness. “I will follow those whose hearing is attuned to the still, small whisper of love, whose prayer deepens […]
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Lenten Journey: Ash Wednesday
March 1, 2019
As we begin our Lenten journey to discover Christ within us, let us learn to forget ourselves as we listen for the small, soft whisper of God. “If you are going to live your life with Christ, one of the great challenges is to forget yourself. We live in a very introverted society, which is […]