While they were eating he took bread, said the blessing, broke it,gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.”(Mark 14:22) Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, Cycle B June 3, 2018
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 21, 2018 “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17b) Going Fishing What can fishing teach us about Evangelization? Lots. Let’s Learn. There are many types of fish in different oceans, lakes and seas. Not only is there a variety of fish, each person on […]
Feast of Christ Our King “Above him there was an inscription that read, ‘This is the King of the Jews.’” {Lk 23:38} A King and a Kingdom Jesus was an exception to the norms of earthly Kings. …No crown, …No palace, servants or armies, …No place on earth to govern. Jesus was also an exception […]
Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time — Cycle C “You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” (Lk 12:40) Advent time we wait for Jesus to arrive as our Savior. In this ordinary time we wait for Jesus to return. What are we doing in […]
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Cycle C “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, what shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?” (Lk 12:17) Readings for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time contain different phrases that caught my attention. Reading 1 […]
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time — Cycle C “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples…When you pray, say…” Our Father Notice; Jesus says “Our” Father, not “my” Father. Blessed Baptism that made all of us children of God. Who art in heaven King of Kings, Lord of Lords of the heavenly […]
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.
