The spirituality of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur is characterized by the call to discover and to become the very goodness of God in our world.
We commit ourselves to deepen our relationships with God, one another, those living in poverty, and with the whole of creation. We embrace our mission seeking life in abundance for all.
The following are reflections, prayers and poems written by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Thursday, April 14, 2022 by Sister Marilyn Kerber, SNDdeN Holy Thursday. The Lord’s Supper. This first day of the Triduum carries with it so many meaningful remembrances and symbols. Pause for just a moment or so to bring just some of them to mind. When I do so my mind fills to overflowing with both
Sunday, April 10, 2022 by Sister Maureen O'Brien, SNDdeN The overlapping images of Palm Sunday, then and now, lead us into places where Hosannas and laments merge into one. The Gospel of Saint Luke, in today’s liturgy, sets the stage for the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Crowds acclaim him and wave palm branches
Sunday, April 3, 2022 by Sister Betsy Mary Flynn, SNDdeN From the Earth Speaks Truth As I prayed John 8: 1-11, the woman taken in adultery, I began to see a drama unfold before my eyes. Jesus is preaching in front of the Temple. The Scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman caught in the
Sunday, March 27, 2022 by Sister Mary McClure, SNDdeN The Prodigal FatherSometimes we can be so familiar with a particular Bible Story that we can lose the impact of the story. You know the story. We all do. The younger son wants his inheritance NOW so that he can go off and have a good
Sunday, March 20, 2022 by Sister Roseanne Murphy, SNDdeN We have read the words of Luke’s gospel many times in our lives; so much so, that often we respond to the message there with something like, “I know that.” Often, the impact of that statement is somewhat muted because it has become so familiar to
Sunday, March 13, 2022 by Sister Eileen Burns, SNDdeN Have you ever climbed a mountain? In my experience climbing up means pacing your breathing, keeping to a trail, spotting breath-taking vistas of the land below you and around you as you go higher. You should carry water with you as you go. Sometimes there are
Sunday, March 6, 2022 by Sister Katy Webster, SNDdeN Today, the first Sunday of Lent, we reflect on the temptations Jesus faced in the desert for forty days and forty nights. This passage comes shortly after the baptism of Jesus and the memory of the genealogy of Jesus which calls to mind from where Jesus
Simple, ordinary, faithful, and caring women want to assure that their recently tortured and murdered friend had a proper burial, so they go to the site in the early morning hours to anoint the body. It is here that they ask one of the simple and profound questions found in the Scriptures. WHO WILL ROLL
Pope Francis has called upon all members of the human family to make March 2 – Ash Wednesday – a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine. The gospels, Catholic social teachings, and our Notre Dame de Namur Hallmarks speak strongly of the dignity and protection of human life and the promotion of
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 by Sister Barbara Theilla, SNDdeN THEME: Choosing goodness secures life with and for God BACKGROUND: The Gospel of Matthew and Matthew 6: 1-6 and 16-18, refer regularly to Jewish religious leaders, the local town synagogue, the Mosaic Law and the Torah as well as to the small Christian communities (eklesia) emerging
