Third Sunday of Advent: Seek real joy
Pope Francis teaches that if we want to experience the joy of the Gospel and union with God, we need to begin by sharing God’s concern for the poorest among us.
Mary M. McGlone, CSJ, a Denverite by birth, was received into the congregation in 1973 and made perpetual vows in 1978. She earned a doctorate in theology from St. Louis University in 1991. Her ministry experience includes teaching, primarily in higher education; pastoral ministry; child care and professional writing. She has written two books on the history of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States. Sister Mary also writes a regular column for the National Catholic Reporter.
Pope Francis teaches that if we want to experience the joy of the Gospel and union with God, we need to begin by sharing God’s concern for the poorest among us.
This week we will celebrate both the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, feasts that celebrate the human potential to collaborate with God’s ongoing offers of grace and thus change history.
Today’s Gospel gives us an apocalyptic vision amazingly applicable to our days. Lest we think we’re unique, people throughout the ages have felt the same — and who’s to say it’s not true?
Today, guided by the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, our congregation continues to discern the best way to govern ourselves.
Hoy, guiada por las inspiraciones del Espíritu Santo, nuestra congregación sigue discerniendo la mejor manera de gobernarnos.
I think my favorite line in any Christmas carol is “Fall on your knees!” That’s from “O Holy Night,” a French carol written in 1847. The song can be profoundly prayerful for us whether we are from the most traditional or the most avant-garde strains of spirituality. The essence is profound awe at the love of God.
10月の半ばに創立者の記念日をお祝いします。ル・ピュイで我々のコミュニティを作った勇気ある8人の先駆者達を記念する日です。
A mediados de octubre celebramos el Día de la Fundación, y recordamos a las personas valientes quienes fundaron nuestra comunidad en Le Puy. El Padre Médaille viajó a donde no se permitía viajar a Jesuitas, reunió a un grupo de mujeres y les ayudó a formar una congregación religiosa.
In the middle of October, we celebrate Founders’ Day, memorializing the eight courageous pioneers who created our community in Le Puy, France. Father Médaille went where Jesuits were not allowed to go, gathering a group of women and helping them become a formal religious congregation.
私達の姉妹、ACOF、そして友人たちが2月を共に祝い、キリストのからだの豊かな多様性を学び楽しむとしたら、どうでしょうか。
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are a congregation of Catholic sisters. We, and those who share our charism and mission, are motivated in all things by our profound love of God and our dear neighbors. We seek to build communities and bridge divides between people. Since our first sisters gathered in 1650, our members have been called to “do all things of which women are capable.” The first sisters of our congregation arrived in St. Louis, Missouri in 1836, and we now have additional locations in St. Paul, Albany, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Japan and Peru. Today, we commit to respond boldly to injustice and dare to be prophetic.