Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time–Cycle A July 30, 2017 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.” (Matthew 13:45-46) Sole and Soul Wealth What I offer to God and God offers to […]
Riches
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 […]
Fourth Sunday of Lent — Cycle March 6, 2016 “But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.” (Lk 15:32) Lost and Found “Rejoice in the Lord always.” Family members accept, love, forgive each other. That’s what families do. […]
Twenty-Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle B Wisdom—“…all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands.” (Wis 7: 11) Arm-chair Coaches Sports announcers and TV arm chair coaches have the advantage of seeing the whole picture. I see a real resemblance to Wisdom Coaches. We depend upon Wisdom […]
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time–Cycle A July 27, 2014 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.” (Matthew 13:45-46) Sole and Soul Wealth What I offer to God and God offers to […]
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.
