Under the leadership of Siobhan O’Neill Meluso, Director of Communications for the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, a group of communicators from Benedictine women’s monasteries have produced a video, “Benedictine Values – Modern Monasticism,” that illustrates 10 Benedictine values with photographs provided by 21 monasteries. “When the pandemic began, I proposed the idea of a collaborative…
John 2:13-25 What makes Jesus so angry in the gospel today? Exchanging money to purchase animals for sacrifice at the Temple had been a long-held tradition. “Stop making my father’s house a marketplace,” Jesus says. Jesus was offended by the blatant disregard of the sacred act of offerings to the Holy. Any of us would…
By Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB After reading and reflecting on the four Gospels of the month of March I could not help but remember a favorite hymn used in the Lenten season, “Jerusalem, My Destiny,” by Roy Cooney. I do not know the intent of the composer of this hymn so I’m taking the liberty…
Mark 9:2-10 In her book, Lent in Plain Sight, Jill Duffield states, “God works through the ordinary. Ordinary people, everyday objects, things we bump up against moment by moment. From burning bushes to talking donkeys to a booming voice from heaven, God goes to great lengths to communicate with people, sending Jesus Christ, God’s only…
Mark 1:12-15 All of us are aware that when 40 is referenced in Scripture, the reader is to interpret that not literally, but symbolically, meaning a great amount of time. So, Jesus is driven into the desert by the Spirit for a long period of time. Jesus spent time in the desert struggling with temptations,…
Reflection by Sister Bernice Lindsey, OSB Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be troubled and distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and…
The month of February is filled with many important dates. We celebrate St. Scholastica’s feast day on the 10th, Valentines Day on the 14th, Presidents’ Day on the 15th, Ash Wednesday on the 17th followed by the beginning of Lent. The first of these important dates falls on February 10, St. Scholastica’s feast day. St.…
Sister Ursula Herrera, OSB and her work within our Caridad de Corazón border ministry were included in a recent Global Sisters Report – a project of the National Catholic Reporter. You can read the article titled “Despite pandemic, sisters bring material aid, moral support to migrants” here.
We have received our first COVID-19 vaccinations and we are so grateful! Sister Frances Briseno, OSB, Prioress and all of the Sisters
Sister Frances Briseño, OSB Prioress The Benedictine Sisters wish you a healthy, hopeful, and holy New Year! Deuteronomy 28:3-9 invites us to reflect on the blessings that are ours as we walk faithfully with our God. The God who loves us, the God who protects us, the God who wants only our good, rejoices in…