May 1, 2024 | Marillac Center, News & Announcements (home page)
By Sister Judith Jackson, SCL I have always enjoyed the month of May. Here in the Midwest, we enjoy definite seasons, although climate change has accelerated the swiftness of the unfolding of warmth, winds, and the appearance of the broad spectrum of flora on our...
Apr 1, 2024 | Marillac Center, News & Announcements (home page)
By Sister Noreen Walter, SCL Welcome to a new season—springtime. What will this spring hold for you on your journey of faith? We have just finished the holy season of Lent and are entering Easter to Pentecost. These are the 50 days of Easter, and we are in them! Many...
Mar 1, 2024 | Marillac Center, News & Announcements (home page)
By Fr. Kevin Cullen, S.J. We are living our Lenten Journey. It seemed to sneak right up on me. Did we not just finish the usual celebrations for Christmas, New Years, and Valentines Day? Aren’t we finishing those extraordinary celebrations like the Chiefs’ Super Bowl...
Feb 1, 2024 | Marillac Center, News & Announcements (home page)
For me, each Lent arrives, both unwelcome (too soon) and much desired (much needed). It is as though the ashes I have accepted on my forehead have marked me both as one in need of God’s mercy and as one who is intent on opening myself to the transforming power of the...
Jan 3, 2024 | Marillac Center, News & Announcements (home page)
by Sister Sharon Smith, SCL The Epiphany of the Lord is celebrated on January 7 this year. The word “epiphany” means “manifestation.” The Feast of the Epiphany celebrates the manifestation of Jesus to the world. Through the visit of the Magi, God is revealed in the...
Dec 1, 2023 | Marillac Center, News & Announcements (home page)
by Sister Judith Jackson, SCL Year upon year, the season of Advent can be such a graced and transformative time in our spiritual lives. How do we open our eyes, minds, and hearts to how the mystery of the Incarnation unfolds, not just in salvation history, but in the...