From Destruction to Transformation: Finding Joy in Suffering
From Destruction to Transformation: Finding Joy in Suffering I often wondered why the Fourth Mystery of the Rosary, the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple, was a Joyful Mystery. I understood, of course, that this was a momentous occasion for the Spirit-filled Simeon and the holy prophetess, Anna, who now had met in person...
The Innkeeper
“She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). When I was in first grade, my Sunday School class put on a production of the Nativity story. We had been waiting for this all year. I wanted the part of...
2018-2019 Discernment Retreats
If you are a young woman between the ages of 17 and 30 and are considering a vocation to the Religious Life, we invite you to attend a discernment retreat at our Motherhouse. The retreat begins at 7:00 pm on Friday and ends at 11:00 am on Sunday. All retreat times are Eastern Standard Time. A...
Beloved
“You will no longer be known in the world as Emily, but as Sister Mary Amata of St. Joseph.” For more than a year, I had been asking the Lord what He wanted to call me, what name He wished to give me in religious life. In prayer, I just kept coming back...
