Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. March 29, 2024 John 18: 1-19, 42 “Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree…” The words of the black spiritual came
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. March 28, 2024 John 13: 1-15 Today our Lenten journey reaches its climax in the Triduum of the Passion. Just a few days ago on Palm Sunday we celebrated Jesus triumphal entry
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. March 24, 2024 Mark 11:1-10 The Church refers to this sabbath as Palm Sunday. The liturgy begins with a solemn procession and a remembering of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Mark’s gospel says that “many
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. March 17th, 2024 John 12: 20 – 33 This is the request of the so-called Greeks. They approach the two disciples who have Greek names; Philip and Andrew. Perhaps they felt more
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. March 10, 2024 John 3: 14-21 The conversation with Nicodemus This 4th Sunday of Lent provides us with a glimpse of God’s abundant Goodness to each of us. As always, Jesus greets
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. March 3, 2024 John 4: 5-42 Today’s Liturgy of the Word offers two options. Here, we’ll be looking at the Gospel assigned for a liturgy with people preparing to be baptized at
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. February 25, 2024 February 25, 2024 Mark 9; 2-10 On this second Sunday of Lent, the Church our mother invites us to meditate on the Transfiguration of Jesus according to the Gospel
Glimpses of God's Goodness are published for all Sundays and Feast Days at www.sndden.org, the international website of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. February 14, 2024 Mark 1: 12-15 We are at the beginning of our own Desert experience on this First Sunday of Lent 2024. Wherever we are in the world, in the north
On February 2, 2024, we celebrated Founders' Day. 220 years ago, during the French reign of Terror, Saint Julie Billiart, Francoise Blin de Bourdon and Catherine Duchatel consecrated themselves and promised God that they would devote themselves to stand with those in need. They were to focus their efforts on education, which St. Julie called
By Sister Joan Burke, SNDdeN This article originally appeared in our Winter 2023 issue of Sowing Goodness. The case for addressing the urgency of climate change can no longer be denied: extreme weather events give compelling evidence. The reality can overwhelm us and make us feel powerless, but for our call to “have hearts as
