Stories, Prayers, and Reflections

by Sr. Joan Hornick, ASC Greetings from the Eternal City!  It is the Eternal City of hills and steps!  (Today in church I counted 12… Read More »When in Rome do as the Romans do…

We are invited…“to look at the reality of our time, so clearly marked by the phenomenon of migration, as a decisive moment in history to… Read More »JPIC Bits Around the Region – March

by Ken Giovanelli, Pastoral Care Director/Chaplain St. Anne’s Retirement Community This is the welcome that was given by Ken Giovanelli for the celebration at St.… Read More »100th Anniversary Luncheon in Columbia, PA

By Sr. Barbara Hudock, ASC As I reflect on this powerful time of the Easter season, I perceive the Paschal Mystery which we celebrate during… Read More »Happy Easter, Every Day

by Sr. Olivia Woltering, ASC Each year Winter gives way to Spring. The ice and snow melt, the ground becomes warm. While seeds are germinating,… Read More »Holy Saturday

by Sr. Nylas Moser, ASC A Precious Blood Sun Catcher It is Good Friday. But, as I gaze upon a particular sun catcher, an Advent… Read More »Good Friday

by Sr. Mary Kevin Rooney, ASC When I was 11 or 12, I was given a note from Donny Miller who was my “secret” boyfriend… Read More »Holy Thursday

By Sr. Margaret Washington, ASC Pilgrims of Hope: Journeying As Adorers, Sojourners and Associates, we are invited to respond to the call of Pope Francis,… Read More »Palm Sunday

As we prepare for Holy Week, we see Jesus surrounded by family. There is his friend Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha. His apostles… Read More »Family Takes Many Forms

Lent this year is filled with contradictions and controversies that can be captured in the familiar quote from Charles Dickens’s novel, A Tale of Two… Read More »Fifth Sunday of Lent

by Sr. Anne Irose, ASC I am 93 years of age and becoming blind.  Since March 1, 2022, I have made my home at Benedictine… Read More »My Ministry

They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a Sabbath.So then the Pharisees… Read More »Fourth Sunday of Lent