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Mission Helpers Celebrate Our Jubilarians!

Part 1 of 2 At the annual gathering of the congregation in June, the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart celebrated the jubilees of seven Sisters.  Ranging from 25 years through 75 years, collectively these women have devoted 375 years in  joyful service to … Continue reading

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ANTICIPATING EASTER – A Holy Week Reflection

By Sr. Donna Fannon, MHSH What are you doing this Saturday?           Are you filling Easter Baskets?                    …planning the Easter meal?                              …decorating the Church?                                       …cleaning the house? Is there any time left for quiet reflection on … Continue reading

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Litany of the Love of Christ

  In our loneliness, the love of Christ embraces us In our desire for love, the love of Christ overwhelms us In our brokenness, the love of Christ heals us In our emptiness, the love of Christ fills us   … Continue reading

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“She has done what she could…” –Mark 14:8

In her book, “Do What You Have the Power To Do,” Helen Bruch Pearson explores the stories of six New Testament women who, being their authentic selves and doing what they had the power to do, establish a relationship with … Continue reading

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Come, Holy Spirit – A Reflection on Pentecost

By Sister Joanne Frey, MHSH As I journey on the road of my heart, I am looking ever more carefully for signs of the activity of the Spirit in my every day.  I find the Spirit so aware of my … Continue reading

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Gifts from God – A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

By Sister Joanne Frey, MHSH We are now a new creation*.  Is your spirit rejoicing in the Risen Christ? His gifts are coming in such quantity that I’m placing them in special packets labeled with his message reworded to fit … Continue reading

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A God’s-eye View of the World

A Reflection by Sister Donna Fannon, MHSH I recently visited one of our Sisters, Sr. Rosa Sofia Toledo, in Haverhill, Massachusetts.  Sr. Rosa, a native of Venezuela, is ministering at St. James Parish this year.  The pastor, Rev. John Murray, … Continue reading

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A Reflection for Holy Week

By Sister M. Martha Pavelsky, MHSH The Paschal mystery?  We live it daily, dying and rising in every dimension of our lives.  That’s hard enough.  Even more difficult is watching others struggle through the process.  How can they go on, … Continue reading

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Experiencing Death – A Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent

By Sister Agnesine Seluzicki, MHSH     On this Fifth Sunday of Lent, you are invited to join with the adults who are preparing for baptism to reflect deeply on the call to faith that God extends to all of us.  … Continue reading

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THIS IS MY CHOSEN ONE: A Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent

By Sister Natalie DeLuca, MHSH Reflecting on the Word for this Sunday [Lk.9:28b-36], the music of Bernadette Farrell danced like a recurring melody through my head: God has chosen me, God has chosen me to bring good news to the … Continue reading

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