Posts Tagged ‘Sr. Theresa Rickard’
Healing Our Church
The Pennsylvania grand-jury report in the summer of 2018 and the allegations against former Cardinal McCarrick reopened the wounds of the clergy sexual-abuse crisis and coverup. As I read the detail of the crimes committed against the most vulnerable, I experienced anger, disillusionment, and shame. I wanted to distance myself ...Read More
The God of Hope Comes Even in the Darkness
The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the ...Read More
Symposium marks the start of RENEW’s next 40 years
The keystone of our yearlong celebration of RENEW International’s 40th anniversary was the Monsignors Thomas Kleissler and Thomas Ivory Symposium on Parish Renewal held on Thursday, April 19 at Seton Hall University. The symposium was named to honor the two dedicated priests who founded RENEW through a deep faith commitment, ...Read More
A Prayer for the Easter Table
Share this table prayer with those you will eat with on Easter Sunday. Pray together: Christ has risen! Alleluia! Loving God, you who create all things and generously give us all we need, we praise you and thank you for being present with us now as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, your Son. Thank you ...Read More
A Prayer for Palm Sunday
Loving God, you are extravagant in your love for us. Help me to experience your love in a deeper way as we enter Holy Week and reflect on your passion, death, and resurrection. I thank you for your willingness to love us unto death, death on a cross. Give me the grace to act on impulses to love ...Read More
A Prayer for the 5th Sunday of Lent
God of promise and power, thank you for sending Jesus into the world to die for me and for all and for inviting me to be part of the community of disciples. I pray in gratitude for sharing the gift of Jesus’ life, the gift that leads to eternal life. Give me the grace of letting go of possessions, ...Read More
Mid-Lent Call: Get Back on the Way
I recently spoke on a Friday night at a parish Stations of the Cross. The title of the Lenten series is “The Way Walkers.” I love the image of being a “way walker”—one who walks in the Way of Jesus. St. Paul, before his conversion, took prisoners who “belonged to ...Read More
A Prayer for the 4th Sunday of Lent
Loving God, we thank you for giving Jesus in love to all people. Your great love, that knows no bounds, gives life to faith. Give us the grace to accept the gift of Jesus into our hearts so we may be born anew. Thank you for the gift of eternal life that begins now as we say yes to ...Read More
A Prayer for the 3rd Sunday of Lent
Gracious God, thank you for the gift of life and for always giving me another chance to be forgiven and renewed in faith. Help me to clean my own house this Lent and set my priorities according to your will. Renew the Church, focus us beyond ourselves, and help us become more powerful witnesses of peace, justice and authenticity. Amen. Adapted ...Read More
A Prayer for the 2nd Sunday of Lent
Lord God, you entered human history in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Through Jesus, you invited us to an intimate friendship with you. We thank you for that gift and pray that the divine life that is revealed to us in him will inspire us and support us as we carry out your will each day. Help us to ...Read More
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