All for Love

The Lord has touched our lives in so many ways. From our families, friends, work to where we are today, the Lord has journeyed with us and showed us His love. He has called us to love and be a witness of His love to others. We hope you enjoy this video, a celebration of God's love in our lives and hope you can say the same for yours! God loves you, Jackie.

Let's Speak About Jesus...

This morning, I read an article in the Arlington Catholic Herald (http://www.catholicherald.com/local_news/detail.html?sub_id=15439) on the work of one of our sisters, Sr. Maria Ruth, who reaches many with the Gospel through our Spanish radio ministry. Sr. Ruth is quite the dynamic nun ever full of joy and enthusiasm about telling others about Christ. I loved her words in the article: “I try to get my listeners to get Jesus from the radio program,” she said. “That is my mission — to bring Jesus to the heart of the children. If I don’t speak about Jesus, I don’t have anything to talk about". Isn't this what our lives as Christians is about? It's all about Jesus after all and His amazing work within us! May He always increase, and I decrease (John 3:30). Ever onward, Sr. Maria Ruth!! Have a Jesus-filled day! Peace, Jackie. PS. If you want to know more about our Spanish radio ministry, check out our Pauline website: http://pauline.org/HnaRuth/tabid/384/Default.aspx

Today's Meditation

In today's Gospel, we hear about the story of the prodigal son. Three phrases that struck me were:

"...no one offered him anything."

"While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him."

"Your brother has returned..."

As I meditated on this, the Holy Spirit gave me new light: Through this parable, Jesus not only reveals how the Father loves us while we are still sinners and how the Father is waiting for us to come back to Him. Moreover, Jesus also reveals to us, through His life, death and resurrection that unlike the older brother in the parable, He – as our brother – loves us as much as the Father does and He can't just wait for us to come to our senses, He leaves the Father's house to go after us, to find us and show us the way home.

And He calls each of us to do likewise.

"Jesus, Divine Master, our Way, our Truth, and our Life, teach us Your way of truth and holiness."

God bless you, Cheryl

Pics from our Trip to Texas...Finally!

As promised, several "decades" ago, here are some pictures from our trip to Texas :-) We really had a blast! We first went to Sr. Rebecca's home town to visit with her parents and family. Then we were off to College Station where we spent a large number of our days. During part of the day, we spent time with the sisters in charge of vocation work around the country. We also participated in or talked at some of the events at the Catholic Center. It was nice to be on a large college campus where faith in Jesus is booming! Peace, Jackie.

Update on our Sisters in Sendai, Japan

We are grateful that our Sisters in Sendai and throughout Japan were personally unharmed by the tragic earthquake and tsunami. However, like so many others, they lost virtually everything but their lives in Sendai. The sisters in that community are struggling to deal with the chaos surrounding them and their community house has been severely damaged. We would like to ask people to consider offering any financial donations they can to help the Daughters of St. Paul community located in Sendai, Japan. If you would like to be part of helping our Sisters in Japan rebuild their lives and the Pauline mission in this devastated area, please go to “Japan Earthquake 2011” on our Pauline website (http://www.pauline.org/) to make your donation. As the Daughters of St. Paul continue to share the Word of God and the Gospel of hope with our Japanese brothers and sisters, Christ will be made present to those who are suffering, and He will offer the consolation and peace only He can give. We keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Your continued prayers and support are much appreciated! God bless you, Jackie.