March 2024

Earlier this month, notes were up on the bulletin board for days, asking for Sisters to take turns sitting in prayer with Sister Bridget Kiniry as she hovered between life and death. And then she woke up—again (for this was not the first time Sister Bridget has been near that horizon of death). She reflects […]

Many of us have had the privilege of sitting by the bedside of our dearly beloved family members and friends as they near that sacred moment of death. Our ears perk up and strain to hear their last departing words to us that we might treasure them in the days and years ahead—never to be

Gospel: John 12: 20-33 If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Of course, we know that Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, which fostered Irish culture and food, and Irish bread, which comes from wheat. Jesus in John 12:24 alludes to his

Sister Claire MacDonald, Dominican Sister of Sparkill, preaching at Vespers for the fourth week of Lent. Seek the Lord whose mercy abounds. Call aloud to God who is near. Today is the day and now the proper hour to forsake our sinful lives and turn to the Lord.   These revised lyrics of the popular Saint

Sister Diane McSherry, Dominican Sister of Sparkill, preaching at Vespers for the third week of Lent. Make a Change Do you recall a time in your life when you were treated unfairly, and you expressed your anger in an uncharacteristic way? Maybe you kicked the door or threw your phone. You may have fantasized getting