The Incarnation of God began billions of years ago when the earliest forms of matter were ignited and began the vast cosmic expansion that is home to us all today. The centuries since Jesus, we have witnessed God quietly continuing to develop the Incarnation slowly among us....
¡El Tiempo de la Creación te bendice! Nos complace que hayas recibido esta GuÃa Litúrgica del Tiempo de la Creación 2022 con el fin de que puedas experimentar los dones litúrgicos de este recurso. Que este tiempo profundice tu conversión ecológica actual y anime tu vocación ecológica de nuevas maneras....
The Season of Creation is dedicated to prayer, reflection, and celebration of God as Creator, the gifts of creation, and our urgent mission given by God to care for creation. This guide is designed to help Christian communities celebrate the Season through effective, focused Sunday liturgies. Available also in Spanish.......
Easter Blessings! On this sacred and joyful day, the Dominican Center holds you in prayer. Like Saint Mary of Magdala, may your hearts burn within you, may you recognize the risen Jesus, and may you feel called to mission: 'Go into all the world and preach the Good News!'...
A Dominican Sister reflects on the Readings. She reminds us that we are wounded and yet called to be compassionate as our God is compassionate, including to enemies. She asks, can we grasp this deep truth articulated by Valarie Kaur that there are no enemies –just hidden woundedness?
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Celebrating the fourth Sunday of Advent.
The O Antiphons are traditional prayers speaking to the expectation of the coming of Jesus. Together we pray: O Wisdom, O Adonai (Lord), O Root of Jesse, O Key of David, O Dayspring, O King of Nations, O Emmanuel – Come…
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This Liturgy of the Word celebrating the World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation begins the celebration of the Season of Creation, an ecumenical liturgical season that runs from September 1 through October 4 annually. These prayers and readings are offered for contemplation and prayer for individuals and communities....
Jill Maria Murdy reflects on Ash Wednesday. The image is of a large urn that cracked in firing. It holds a bowl in the top with Holy Water, and the freshly burned ashes are displayed below it. It was considered flawed but it possessed a beauty all its own. ...
As we re-light the Advent candles, let’s enter into the quiet of our spirits…. Asking for a living sense of God’s love and forgiveness…. A felt sense of belonging with God…. Of warm welcome and inner peace...
As we light our fourth Advent Candle, we pray for the light to see and respond to Your work in our societies, in this historical period:Â Help us to recognize and embrace Your efforts to birth the Christ in greater justice and more profound peace....