Our community was extremely blessed to attend and serve at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. We’ll be sharing more pictures and reflections on the experience in the coming weeks. For now, please enjoy Sr. Alicia’s reflections on the event, originally shared in the Heart of the Revival Newsletter on July 25th… Wow. Words cannot…
Category: FE Reflections
How to Find Our True Identity
Click here to read the full reflection by Sr. Alicia.
A Sewer went out to sew…
Reflection by Sr. Jess Many people are often surprised to hear that we sew our religious habits (garments) in house. And yet – upon learning that some of us do exercise the homesteading / pre-modern skill of sewing – they often shake their heads in approval – as if they would have expected nothing less…
The Spiritual Life: Poverty, Purity of Heart, & Eucharistic Living
Sr. Alicia recently wrote a beautiful reflection on her experience of the connections between living Franciscan poverty and living a Eucharistic life. Read the full reflection here: https://review.catechetics.com/spiritual-life-poverty-purity-heart-eucharistic-living
Triduum Reflections with Bishop Bob
Happy Easter! Please enjoy these short video reflections from Bishop Bob, produced by the Archdiocese of Chicago for the Triduum 2024!
Quick Lenten Reflection from Bishop Bob
Check out this brief reflection from Bishop Bob on the importance of almsgiving during this Lenten season!
Eucharistic Adoration: doing is good; being is even better
Reflection by Sr. Alicia I am not totally sure how my parents felt when I told them I’d signed up for the 3 AM hour of prayer on Good Friday when I was 16 years old. Our parish had invited us to “watch an hour” with Jesus, and I certainly didn’t want him to be…
FE Reflections: How Am I Ordering My Life?
Reflection by Sr. Alicia Torres Every morning my alarm goes off, just like it does, I’m sure, for you. Each morning when I hear that alarm I have two choices: hit the snooze bar and roll over, or turn off the alarm and enter into the day where Jesus is already waiting for me. We…