Prayer for a Change in Consciousness
We are all called to be contemplatives in action. Our individual lives, our communities and our era in time continue to strain toward or yearn for… Read More »Prayer for a Change in Consciousness
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Our charism is rooted in our spirituality. We invite members of the family of Joseph to share their personal reflections about spirituality and mission to inspire, uplift and educate.
Table Fellowship and Oatmeal Pancakes
When Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul met on December 14, Sister Monica Kleffner showed participants her recipe for Oatmeal Pancakes. Following the recipe, Sister… Read More »Table Fellowship and Oatmeal Pancakes
Advent: Incarnating Love
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… Read More »Advent: Incarnating Love
Advent: Information or Faith
Advent introduces us to Luke’s writing about Zechariah, an angel and Mary. Going between the lines we learn how these three characters reacted to the… Read More »Advent: Information or Faith
Advent: Already & Not Yet
I love this season of Advent. For me, it is a time of already and not yet. A time when I focus on the coming… Read More »Advent: Already & Not Yet
Advent: Learning to Listen
Advent is a time of hopeful anticipation as it precedes Christmas. If we allow it, Advent can be a transformative time, when we make the… Read More »Advent: Learning to Listen
Positivity and Homemade Granola
During the first Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul meeting, Sister Marion demonstrated how she makes her homemade granola. Following the recipe, Sister Donna gave… Read More »Positivity and Homemade Granola
Nine days of prayer for a more inclusive church
Our congregation will be praying this nine-part Womanly Novena over the nine days leading up to the start of the synod on October 4.
Womanly Novena: Final installment
As the church prepares for the next stage of the synod, we invite you to pray with us a womanly novena, each month for nine… Read More »Womanly Novena: Final installment
Womanly Novena: September
As the church prepares for the next stage of the synod, we invite you to pray with us a womanly novena, each month for nine… Read More »Womanly Novena: September