Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time–Cycle C June 24, 2018 “Teacher do you not care that we are perishing?” “Why are you terrified?” (Mark 4:38b, 4:40) Weathering Soul Storms What or who is terrifying you? In the chaotic days of our soul storms, many things or persons bring fear to us. Fear of: God, death, failure, […]
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Third Sunday of Lent–Cycle B March 4, 2018 “Many began to believe in his name when they saw the signs he was doing. But Jesus would not trust to them because he knew them all, and did not need anyone to testify about human nature. He himself understood it well.” (John 2:23-25) Cleaning Up Our Temple […]
Second Sunday of Lent–Cycle B February 25, 2018 “And his clothes became dazzling white…” (Mark 9:3) Transfiguration Means Change It is time to: Renew, renovate, refurbish, modernize, streamline, bring up to date, revamp, recast, revise, rehash, refresh, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, restore, resurrect, innovate. Old: is known like the back of your hand, is as comfortable […]
Fifth Sunday of Easter April 24, 2016 “A new commandment I give you; Love one another as I have loved you.” (Jn 13:34) Newness New converts, New heaven and a new earth, And a New commandment, Become the theme of today’s Gospel readings. If the new comes in, the old usually goes out, yet […]
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time–Cycle C June 21, 2015 “Teacher do you not care that we are perishing?” “Why are you terrified?” (Mark 4:38b, 4:40) Weathering Soul Storms What or who is terrifying you? In the chaotic days of our soul storms, many things or persons bring fear to us. Fear of: God, death, failure, […]
Ascension–Cycle B May 17, 2015 “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.” (John 4:1a) Two Warriors’ Tendency Change is mighty and powerful. Throughout the ages, Sages have philosophized about changing systems to improve the world: Herbert Marcuse, Marx, Freud, and Habermas to name a few. Humans primarily have two tendencies: Creating […]
Sister Juliemarie McDonald joined the Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio in 1951. She holds an MA in English Studies from John Carroll University MA in Scripture from St. Charles Seminary. After 32 years of teaching classes ranging from first grade to college level, she then became a researcher, campus minister, director of religious education and a pastoral minister in Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Florida. In her semi-retirement, Sister Juliemarie writes reflections and faith sharing sessions for the young sisters in formation in Africa, Philippines, Korea, India and the USA. Her spare time is spent as a crafter.
The Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio, belong to an international congregation of more than two thousand apostolic women religious. We are one in mind and one in heart for the transformation of the world in Christ.
