Photo by VisionPic .net on Pexels.com I recently found this quote from St. John Newman in a liturgy booklet that caught my eye and my heart. St. John wrote: “Everyone who breathes...has a mission, has a work. We are not sent into this world for nothing: we are not born at random... God sees every … Continue reading Why do you breathe? →

In front of my home, hidden in a lot filled with trees, is an abandoned and broken-down home. During the summer because of the thick foliage, I couldn’t see it. But now every day I see it and lately it has been a source of my reflections. Knowing the history of this area, I know … Continue reading Hidden Graces →

Come, Lord Jesus, come!  These words we will be hearing frequently as we enter this beautiful season of Advent, a time of preparation and waiting. If you are a long time Catholic, then you know that our Sunday liturgy will be a bit different: no Gloria, no flowers and purple vestments that our priests will be … Continue reading Come… Together →

https://videopress.com/v/aLbkI6cc?preloadContent=metadata Hospital Cristo de las Américas, established by the Joliet Diocese Partnership in Mission in 2000 through a collaborative effort of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God and the Archdiocese of Sucre, shares a message of solidarity and gratitude and invites you to participate in Faith Promise 2020: Mission From A Distance. Learn … Continue reading Hospital Cristo de las Américas – Sucre Bolivia and Mission From A Distance →

https://videopress.com/v/Y2vGG2gk?preloadContent=metadata Sister Clarissa of the Oikos Sisters Charity Village shares a message of solidarity and gratitude and invites you to participate in Faith Promise 2020: Mission From A Distance. Learn more about Faith Promise 2020 and how you can participate in "Mission From a Distance." Read our letter of invitation. Make a one-time giftYour Faith … Continue reading Sister Clarissa of Charity Village and Mission From A Distance →

https://videopress.com/v/GiNlO0SA?preloadContent=metadata Sister Minerva of the Oikos Sisters shares a message of solidarity and gratitude and invites you to participate in Faith Promise 2020: Mission From A Distance. Learn more about Faith Promise 2020 and how you can participate in "Mission From a Distance." Read our letter of invitation. Make a one-time giftYour Faith Promise is … Continue reading Sister Minerva of the Oikos Sisters and Mission From A Distance →

https://videopress.com/v/o4ewfkv4?preloadContent=metadata Mary Ann Burbank of the Navajo Nation Hospital shares a message of solidarity and gratitude and invites you to participate in Faith Promise 2020: Mission From A Distance. Learn more about Faith Promise 2020 and how you can participate in "Mission From a Distance." Read our letter of invitation. Make a one-time gift.Your Faith … Continue reading Mary Ann Burbank of the Navajo Nation and Mission From A Distance →

https://videopress.com/v/YKSqTmev?preloadContent=metadata Dr. Terrell introduces our new partnership with the University of St. Francis - Leach College of Nursing and the Ibanda Nursing School in Uganda and shares a message of solidarity and gratitude, inviting you to participate in Faith Promise 2020: Mission From A Distance. Learn more about Faith Promise 2020 and how you can … Continue reading Dr. Deborah Terrell of the University of St. Francis Leach College of Nursing and Mission From A Distance →

https://videopress.com/v/uE4JEHiT?preloadContent=metadata Dr. Ume introduces our new partnership with the University of St. Francis - Leach College of Nursing and the Ibanda Nursing School in Uganda and shares a message of solidarity and gratitude, inviting you to participate in Faith Promise 2020: Mission From A Distance. Learn more about Faith Promise 2020 and how you can … Continue reading Dr. Ebere Ume of the University of St. Francis Leach College of Nursing and Mission From a Distance →

https://youtu.be/0_DxNpW1kHQ “Let there be peace on earth...” Many of us will recognize this phrase from a popular song frequently heard during Christmas time. "Let There Be Peace on Earth" was written by Jill Jackson-Miller and Sy Miller in 1955. It was initially written for and sung by the International Children's Choir created by Easter Beakly and Arthur Granger of the Granger Dance … Continue reading …and let it begin with me →