tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88171301139643770872024-03-04T20:12:37.689-08:00communitas et caritasCommunity and Love. The unexpected twists and turns of a becoming a nun.Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-279847778660225322019-05-02T01:34:00.002-07:002019-05-02T01:34:24.743-07:00TransitionsOn Monday, we had a feast day here (the patron of El Ejido, so a very local feast) and my community went for an outing together. We passed this:<br />
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I giggled for miles. Erh, kilometros. I'm still a little giggly about it. I don't know that they can be seen well in the photo below, but there are also tepees and storefronts. This area was used as a filming location for "spaghetti westerns," including also some scenes from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I'm not sure what else. It is in many ways like the southwest of the United States...and yet it is so far away.<br />
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Across the highway was a medieval Arabic (Arabian? Not sure the right word) castle... we couldn't find a way up via car (I think we could have hiked, but that wasn't on the agenda).<br />
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Our destination took us past "mini-hollywood" to a town called Sorbas, population 2,400. It's just a sweet little pueblo in the mountains of Spain, surrounded by olive trees. It has several craftspeople who do ceramics and an old (but still functioning) Arabic kiln.<br />
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The highlight for me was the Yarn Museum, Museo de Lana. <br />
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All of this was for me a sort of farewell, as I leave on Friday to continue my Spanish adventures in Granada and then Madrid. The farewells continue until tomorrow, and it's rough! I will miss the people here and I take them with me in prayer and in my heart. </div>
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I go from here to see some of the Spanish RSCJ province's other works with migrants, and I anticipate continuing to learn a lot about what they face when they come to a foreign country to live. I'm looking forward to it, and will keep this space updated!</div>
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<3 a="" br="" for="" gift="" luckily="" me="" not="" shop.="" there="" was=""></3>Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-45468025038413417072019-04-18T08:28:00.001-07:002019-04-18T08:28:23.411-07:00Holy Week Processions!I had the great fortune to be in Granada over the past few days, where there is a great tradition of processions for Holy Week. They are beautiful, and solemn, and totally different. They begin with groups of penitents who wear pointed hats of different colors (each group, called a confradia, has their own colors and traditions). They have women wearing mantillas, children handing out holy cards and candies to the children watching, and other groups of penitents carrying crosses. Then, the highlight is the paso (I think that's what it's called) carrying the statue of Christ with his cross, followed by another one carrying the statue of Mary. We went to two, one immediately after the other. The first was called Via Crucis and the second Esperanza (for Our Lady of Hope). Granada was filled with tourists for the occasion.<br />
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And the second procession, Esperanza.<br />
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<br />Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-30104032609829614502019-04-18T07:51:00.001-07:002019-04-18T07:51:04.502-07:00Auto SacramentalSunday evening was the auto-sacramental: a dramatic rendering of the events of last days of Jesus life and his resurrection. Here are some pictures to enjoy. They did an amazingly professional job, considering how tiny this town and parish is!<br />
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This last photo is the resurrection. Because, of course.Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-62291536040733314852019-04-18T07:44:00.001-07:002019-04-18T07:44:57.065-07:00Beginning Holy Week(I wrote this on Sunday and just now am getting to post it... enjoy!)<br />
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Holy Week is upon us! Living in a Catholic country means that it is a holiday for us here, with no classes to teach or offices open. It also means a bunch of celebrations/events, many of which I'm told are unique to Andalucia. There is a confradia here that has had its own triduum these past three days, culminating in a postres contest (desserts) and the giving of medals to new members, who are mostly very small children (even one baby). I know they have something to do with up-coming processions, but I still don't exactly understand what. <br /><br />Today, Domingo de Ramos (which literally means Branches' Sunday, rather than Palm Sunday) included a lovely mass with many more people in attendance than usual... Here are some pics and a little video of the parish during the blessing of the branches before we entered the church.<br />
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<br />This evening there is what's called an "auto-sacramental," which I guess is how they translate "liturgical drama" here. They will enact the events of this week's liturgy. It sounds to me very medieval, but they've only been doing it in the parish for 23 years. When I first heard the name I mis-heard "auto-Sacramento" which sounded to me like it would be a Eucharist without a priest! Maybe like Thecla baptising herself after hearing Paul's preaching.... I was very wrong. It was explained to me as a catechetical device for those who can't read. Fair enough. (Also, the person directing it this year is named Jesus. They told me that Jesus would likely be late and so the performance would start late, and I burst out laughing, thinking they meant the other Jesus.)<br /><br />One thing I've been pondering is the relationship between community life and mission. One of our chapter documents says that "community is for mission, and community is mission." I do believe "community is mission," and it is certainly fundamental to my understanding of religious life. (And I need to note here that "community" for me means living in the same house with other sisters.) But what does that really mean? I think we can sometimes get caught up on the other, placing community among ourselves as sisters beneath whatever ministry we are involved in, thinking that it is a more important "mission" than community life. Though my ministry may need more attention sometimes than my community, I don't believe community is less important than ministry, and so it must also be attended to. It is clear to me that what I think is not what everyone thinks! I'd love to hear your thoughts, if you have any about this (probably better by email).Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-32294588745102235662019-03-19T03:00:00.001-07:002019-03-19T03:00:55.043-07:00A little spring beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had guests with us all weekend, which means my brain was on Spanish language overload. Sunday we took them to the beach--it was a beautiful summery day for walking along the boardwalk. I love being able to listen to the waves come in. This was only the third time I've been to the ocean since coming here over two months ago. If I had my way, I'd be there every weekend! Alas, that's not how life works. I'm very grateful we had time to be there now!</div>
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I'm learning more about what's at my own core, how I see the world around me and how I react in diverse situations. About what it means to be misunderstood or to misunderstand others. What it means to feel excluded. What it means to have power, or to use it, or to not have it. </div>
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All of this continues to bring up questions, too, about how I want to be and act in the world around me, about how God works through me and how I am shaped in that working. I wonder how I misunderstand those who are different from me, how I use my own gifts, talents, and power, and whether (or, rather, when) I exclude others unintentionally.</div>
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<br />Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-46943369520702671432019-03-13T07:32:00.001-07:002019-03-13T07:32:58.054-07:00These last weeks...Oh, it has been far too long since I've updated this space! I can't begin to include everything that's happened since the last time. So, a few glimpses at life here.....<br /><br />1. Food. I survived cooking for a week! Actually, I was given a two-day reprieve, so it was five days in a row. My community were treated to tacos (none had heard of them), chili, and tuna casserole, among other things. I am happy to report that it was all well-received. (More or less... I only messed up one thing!) And no one went hungry.<br />
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2. We visited another community to have a conversation around the future
of life in the Society of the Sacred Heart, following the Dreamcatchers
process given to us by the congregation. It was in a sweet little town
called Priego de Cordoba, which is in the middle of fields of olive
trees. One of these days I'll compile a collection of all the weeping
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<br /><br />3. In Priego, our sisters have a large house with a ton of outreach. They have mass on Saturday evenings for the neighborhood, have a clothing "store" with tons of lovely things for those who need them, a day care, workshops in art and cooking, Spanish classes, prayer groups, etc. There are only three sisters living there, but they have a large group of collaborators who participate in and lead many of the works that go on in the house. It's impressive.<br /><br /><br />4. Fiesta de Andalucia! The 28th of February is a regional day of fiesta here. We celebrated by going to the Cabo de Gata--gorgeous--and a tiny seaside town called Agua Amarga. Any day I can see the ocean is a good day. <3 p=""><br />
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<br />Agriculture brought with it not just wealth and people coming for work, but also other industries. The plastic covering greenhouses (these are not permanent structures) wears out and must be replaced--and the old plastic recycled. At times they whiten it, and at other times they wash it, all different types of businesses. Plants are grown from seed in semilleros (nurseries?), and, of course, there are companies that provide tools and fertlizer. Trucks and truck drivers are needed to move the produce. Processing plants clean, sort, and package the vegetables and fruit. They in turn needed pallets, boxes, cartons, and labels, and more trucks to move the produce to warehouses and stores. Auction houses sell lots to large buyers. Produce that's not perfect enough for store shelves is processed for canned goods (which doesn't happen locally, so requires more trucks). It's really stunning to think of all that goes on when one industry becomes big.<br />
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<br /><br />In a lot of ways, this is a place of contrasts. Those who've started the greenhouses have become rather wealthy, and those who come here from Africa are usually quite poor. There are rows of car dealerships in one part of town, and tiny apartments with laundry hanging from the patios in other parts. The view from where we live is pretty dismal: a sea of white plastic. But if you go to certain parts of town, there are condos with a beach view. Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-23274852237675783912019-02-04T02:31:00.002-08:002019-02-04T02:34:30.748-08:00Two Migrant StoriesHello, friends! It has been an interesting two weeks, with ups and downs, and several celebrations. First, my birthday was last week, and we celebrated with lovely food and an outing to a nearby town! I translated my family chocolate cake recipe into the measurements and ingredients available here, and by some miracle it turned out delicious.<br />
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We met our next door neighbors the other day, and it was delightful. They are a family from Morocco, a couple with three children and various other relatives living nearby. The father came to this area 20+ years ago, alone, and his family came to join him maybe 12 years ago. The father no longer works, though his wife and eldest son do. Their daughter, 20, is in college in Granada, and their youngest is in grade school. They have a lovely house and it seems they are close to others in the community. When we knocked on the door, they welcomed us in and make Moroccan tea, which is served in a beautiful tea set and with lots of sugar. They also served a flatbread with jam, so delicious! The father in the family came over again when we had some people over for dinner, bringing along the tea tray which his wife had prepared, for us to share with our guests. It was so sweet. He's gentle and kind and speaks very little Spanish, but he stayed for a while enjoying the company.<br />
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I love seeing how one family's story includes what seems like a joyful and comfortable life, with connections in the community and a daughter in college.<br />
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(This tea set is from a tea shop---I didn't get a photo of the much prettier one we were served at the neighbor's house.)<br />
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A second image I have in my head is of a young man who came to a center where I help out with paperwork for government services. He was clearly pretty scared, spoke little or no Spanish, and I would guess he had only arrived here recently. With him came a man who was a little older, and who stood behind him smiling and with his hand on his shoulder. I don't know how they are connected, but the image of the two of them sticks with me as a message of comfort.<br />
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Story Number 2 seems to show another side of the migrant story. We met a young man outside the church where we were going for mass on Wednesday last week. He asked if anyone spoke English, so he and I ended up talking. He had been on the streets for five days, with nothing to eat, no change of clothes, no papers, nothing. He had sold his mobile phone for the bus ticket to get here. His story is pretty confusing, and I don't really understand, but he migrated from Africa three years ago to another part of Spain. What he needed in that moment was a shower, a change of clothes, and some food. After that, we knew he needed to find others from his country (and tribe) who would help him, and he told us they were in another town. We did what we could: connected him to a place he could get a shower, found someone with a change of clothes and breakfast, and we saw him onto the bus to the town where he thought he could find others from his home country. Along the way, we learned that he does in fact speak Spanish, that he came across the Mediterranean by boat at great expense, and that he was not married. We sent him on his way knowing that he had little that would help him. That was last week: yesterday, he ended up back at the parish where we had found him. He says he didn't find the people he had hoped to find. Unfortunately, there's nothing more we can do. None of us have connections to help him find work here, and without papers he can't do much. It's hard to see, and he will continue to be in my prayer for a while.<br />
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Most of my work is teaching, and my informatica classes are going well. The students are pleased, and they are learning how to use a mouse and a keyboard, and we've moved into the internet and Google. The first day we opened Google, I had one student looking for houses to rent, one student looking for Shakira, two investigating news from their home countries, and one on a futbol page. Such is the great diversity in my classroom!<br />
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The town we went to in celebration of my birthday is called Vicar, and it has these lovely white walls, where children have painted different scenes with music and stars.<br />
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<br />Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-54212455903495750472019-01-21T02:39:00.002-08:002019-01-21T02:39:27.499-08:00En mi salsaThis is the beginning of my second week in Almeria--which means that I'm doing things for the second time around rather than the first! It strikes me that there's a lot of anxiety in experiencing the new, at least when absolutely everything is new. The second week is therefore much easier! Though maybe I should wait until Friday to say that for sure.<br />
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<br />My schedule is still in process, but certain things are certain. Until the end of January, I will teach Spanish classes (basic vocabulary) on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7:30 pm. We're working on the rooms of a house and the types of furniture in each room. Spanish seems to have a richer vocabulary than English. I keep finding things that have multiple words in Spanish and only one in English.. For example, a "sink" can mean basically any basin with running water. In Spanish, there's a word for the sink in the bathroom (lavabo) that's different from the one in the kitchen (fregadero), which is still different from the one you use to wash clothes (lavadero), which, by the way, every house has. And, the machine used to wash clothes is a lavadora. In other words, I'm very often confused! <br /><br />Anyway, to continue with my schedule. I'm teaching computer classes Tuesday and Thursdays at 6 pm. It's basic basic--we started with vocabulary and "how to turn on a computer." Part two was "how to use a mouse." Fun stuff. And they are very happy.<br /><br />I also learned a phrase, "estoy en mi salsa." "I am in my sauce." Which is to say that I am where I feel like I belong. And "estoy en mi salsa" when I am teaching, so I am glad to be in the classroom.<br /><br />Additionally, I am helping out at a center that helps migrants get a health card so that they can use the local medical services. It involves filling out a paper with basic information from their passports or other papers. I'm working side-by-side with someone there every Thursday morning. She's also teaching me a bit about the system of immigration here in Spain. It's strange, but not seemingly as broken as that in the US. If someone is here illegally (which most that I am seeing there are), and the police ask for their papers, they can be deported. But, if they manage to stay and contribute to society for three years, they can petition for permanent residency. It makes no sense. But neither does rejecting everyone at the border or preventing them from coming in at all, especially when not enough US citizens are willing to work the fields to provide food for our tables. (Sorry--enough of the soapbox.)<br /><br />We met our next door neighbors yesterday, a lovely Moroccan family. Moroccan hospitality means that we were offered sweet herbal tea and a bread that's sort of like a tortilla--delicious. They are lovely, a couple with three children, ranging from 20ish to around 10 years old. Their story is a mini history of many families here. The father came 25 years ago and worked in the greenhouses for 12 years or so before he brought the rest of the family. Now, his oldest son and wife work, he spends days at home, they have a house, and their daughter is in the university. Other members of the family live nearby, and one came over while we were there. We learned that his wife is pregnant with their third child. They live about a block away. I enjoy seeing the way ordinary people are living, and that their hard work paid off and they are a happy family who is together.<br /><br />There are a few other things in the works for my time. I met the librarian, who also has a study room for children to use after school. I'm hoping to spend an afternoon or two there each week. My students are adults, and it will be fun to add children to the mix. Additionally, some are taking English class, so they could use the help.<br /><br />Things are good here, though I do miss home. A dear group of friends (young nuns, shout out to Giving Voice!) met this past weekend, and of course I couldn't be there! Such is life. I also look forward to having less newness and getting used to the routine.<br /><br />Blessings to each of you!<br /><br />Ah! Two more pictures. The first is a bonfire--the preferred way of celebrating -- for the feast of San Antonio the other day. The second is from an adventure to see the sea. :D<br />
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<br />I have finally arrived in my home for the next several months, in a town called Las Norias de Daza, which is in the greater area called El Ejido, which itself belongs to Almeria. I haven't yet figured out what the divisions are called, but they roughly work out to municipality, county, and province/state for English speakers. The picture above is from my trip here, on the bus. I could see that from my window, and in the opposite direction the Mediterranean Sea.<br />
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Thanks to Google Maps, we can see where I am in Spain:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJC8uk8NNCyUk7rFLRlf-w9KUR3R8364DzbWbzQnukZfmQyv1CfWoUrITJx7VZK8pwbfXZA_HMddICFiUgPaRRtN2KVgHdtm4QyuHCh0QzrI1ZJX4SH_rQY8906Nx9Dy3647WNEvlyLPQD/s1600/IMG_1315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJC8uk8NNCyUk7rFLRlf-w9KUR3R8364DzbWbzQnukZfmQyv1CfWoUrITJx7VZK8pwbfXZA_HMddICFiUgPaRRtN2KVgHdtm4QyuHCh0QzrI1ZJX4SH_rQY8906Nx9Dy3647WNEvlyLPQD/s320/IMG_1315.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">I’m living with one other sister, near to
the center, called Bantaba, where we have classes for migrants. We have a larger community of
five, but we don’t all fit in the same house! So we share meals and prayer,
along with daily mass and ministry, but we sleep in two different houses. I
wouldn’t say it’s ideal, but it’s working so far (it hasn’t even been a week! But
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<span lang="EN-US">I have been asked to take on someone else’s
Spanish class while she has some time off, and we are working on building
vocabulary. This week, it’s about the rooms of the house and the different
things in them. </span></div>
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computers. It starts Thursday—and I’m looking forward to it. I have no idea
what it will be like, I’ve been told that it’s in high demand (which makes
sense) and that I will have to start at the very beginning. So, day one will be
vocabulary about the computer itself and the different pieces. We have seven
desktops for students to use. Day One will continue with “how to turn the
computer on” and “how to use the mouse.” Also, the “mouse” is called a “ratón,”
which is the Spanish word for “mouse.” :D The good news is that I will be able
to learn the words for the different things along with my students. (Also, if
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<span lang="EN-US">A word about our students. All are
immigrants from Africa, coming from Morocco or other parts further south. It
seems the majority are from Morocco. They have different levels of education,
ranging from none at all to a little bit. Some apparently speak French, and if
they do and are literate, they know our alphabet. Others know how to write
Arabic, and others have never written at all. I can imagine this makes teaching
a bit complicated. Fortunately the classes are pretty small, and the students
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<span lang="EN-US">I posted the article about the work
migrants do here. Mostly it’s “intense agriculture,” where fruits and
vegetables are grown in greenhouses. They can be seen in the satellite images of
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<span lang="EN-US">I have a hard time imagining what this has
done to the land here. Apparently, there are some man-made lakes of the water
that emerges from the land as it is used this way, salt water that seeps out
from the sea. I’ve been told also that there are different birds that have made
this area their home because of the way things have been changing. I’m sure
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<span lang="EN-US">I don’t know how to evaluate these
environmental changes. We are in a world that is highly populated, and this
area brings much-needed vegetables to the countries of Europe. It is a very
profitable business, which brings money to a region that was previously very
poor. It also brings work to migrants who have no other resources and few
skills. To my eyes so far, and with the information that I have from others, it
seems to be a good system, though of course there are people who take advantage
of people who are in vulnerable situations.</span></div>
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<br />Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-51969670597522442812019-01-07T01:56:00.000-08:002019-01-07T01:56:48.361-08:00Epiphany in GranadaHello from Granada! I got here late last week, with a cold.. so I had a few quiet restful days, and just a couple of adventures. First up: the Alhambra! My visit was scheduled for 4 pm, so I got to see the light changing as the sun went down (sundown was just after 6). This is a view from the Generalife, which is at the top part of the hill on which the Alhambra sits. You can see the Alhambra over below the sun, and part of Granada down below. The gardens surrounding the Generalife are gorgeous (even though it's winter).<br />
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My weird little medieval heart went pitter-patter over this doorway of Imp Caes Karolo V.... :D</div>
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The image above is a wall decoration. It's so intricate and beautiful. The tiles below are about at my shoulder level, and so it's just above eye level to me. I guess that would make it above the heads of most of the people who lived here when this was new. <br />
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I was told by a sister here, and I also read in a guide book, that one of the charms of the Alhambra is the way water is used, the sounds that it makes throughout the area that were done deliberately to give a particular calming ambiance. It's true! There are lovely trickling and dripping sounds nearly everywhere. In addition you get lovely images like the one above in every courtyard. There is also a stairway with rivulets coursing down each side in what would otherwise be called a banister. And then water was also used to keep the rooms cooler in the summer, and to provide another layer of protection for the inhabitants, as the property was surrounded by a sort of moat. Really impressive. <br />
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This room with the incredibly ornate ceiling is a perfect cube. It was where Ferdinand and Isabella heard the proposal of Christopher Columbus to find a way to get to the east by going west. It's a beautiful room, with another incredibly intricate ceiling.<br />
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On a side note, my new favorite thing is asking Spaniards whether Columbus was Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese. No one knows, and yet everyone has an idea!<br />
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A little sample of the tile work. I was told later that much of the Alhambra shows little color because it was open to the sun and wind for centuries. In fact, it only became a national heritage site in the 1980s. Thus, there are other places in Granada that were more protected throughout the years and so show brighter colors. This one, however, is from the Alhambra.</div>
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That's about it for the Alhambra. If you want to see more pictures, I think I have about 200 more! It was gorgeous, and the lighting only added to the beauty.<br />
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The next few days I'll stay in Granada, exploring the city. On Friday I will move on to my final stop--Almeria, where I will begin to work with the migrant project here in Spain. I mentioned before that there is an article about it in Spanish <a href="http://www.rscj.es/es-es/contacto-5/k2/item/759-bantaba-por-fatima-santalo-ossorio-rscj" target="_blank">here</a>. If you would like my rough translation, please email me! (Since it's someone else's work, I don't want to publish it here.)<br />
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This is the Granada Gate, which you would have passed through as you left the city heading up the hill toward the Alhambra.<br />
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A few more things I've learned about Granada. The word itself, "granada," means "pomegranate." The pomegranate is a symbol of the city, and somewhere I heard that it was brought here by the Muslims when they arrived. Here are some pictures of the symbols use:<br />
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The above is the bottom of an old church door, no longer in use. Above the two crowned pomegranates are images of saintly bishops.<br />
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One of the earlier shields of the rulers here... That must be a Templar cross in the upper left, don't you think??? <br />
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Finally, this is one of two rivers that meet in Granada. They are fed by the snow from the Sierra Nevadas, and so they are pretty low in the winter.<br />
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More later! Blessings to all!<br />
<br />Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-79615427968577773502019-01-02T02:47:00.002-08:002019-01-02T02:54:20.166-08:00Happy New Year!I spent the last day of 2018 in Toledo, Spain (where nearly everything was closed because it was a Monday) and the first day of 2019 in Segovia!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Toledo is an ancient city, known for having three cultures living side-by-side for centuries. There is a fast train from Madrid that takes about 30 minutes, and I was there for most of the day. I took a bus to the top of the hill, to the Plaza Zocodover, and from there I walked. And walked and walked. I loved it, and took a ton of photos because the city is so beautiful. Enjoy!</span><br />
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Toledo is well fortified, sitting on top of a high hill, surrounded by walls (at least it was once), with a river to add another barrier to invasion.<br />
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I read somewhere that the chains hung from the side of this church were the chains of Christians who had been rescued from Muslims in the Middle Ages.... there must be more to that story, though, because for much of the Middle Ages, Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived side by side in Toledo.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">January 1, I went with two sisters to Segovia, to have cochinilla for lunch (it's a little pig, you'll see below!). Segovia is another small ancient town with many layers of history showing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most impressive to me was this, a Roman aqueduct, built without mortar, just stone on stone. Built in the first century. Amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Segovia, like Toledo, has city walls and fortifications to protect from invasion. And a gigantic cathedral.</span><br />
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That church is St. John of the Cross, and I think it's where he's buried. Segovia lies next to Avila. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All said, it's been a lovely couple of days. Now, I got the cold that's been going around and so here I am online! Tomorrow I move to Granada to spend a week there. And then on to Almeria!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One last thing before signing off. You never know where you will encounter a friend from far away. For me, it was in the line to enter the Cathedral in Toledo. So good to see you, Raymond!</span><br />
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I've been here in Madrid a week as of yesterday, and I'm celebrating the feast today (and yesterday) with the community here. I'm staying with the elder sisters in a house named Rosales, which is on the same property as a school. Of course, school's out for the holiday. Across the street is a park (also named Rosales, for an artist), and within walking distance is a shopping district and access to all sorts of public transit. I am hoping to walk to the Cathedral later today to see the Christmas decorations. There are nativity scenes EVERYWHERE! In churches, on street corners, in department stores and corner drugstores. In the plazas at the center of tiny towns and big cities. There are four in this house in public areas, and I suspect many of the sisters have their own in their rooms! Here, at least, they definitely remember that Jesus is the center of this celebration.<br />
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No Christmas celebration here would be complete without the kissing of the Baby Jesus at the end of the liturgy (both last night and this morning). This is really sweet.</div>
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It's a little weird to be in another country for Christmas, because all of everything is different. With the possible exception of chocolate: that seems to be part of Christmas wherever I've been. :D Thank heavens!<br />
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We had a lovely dinner last night with beautiful tables, candlelight, and sweets.<br />
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Afterwards we prayed with different things, one of which was this video: <br />
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We then each received a little smiling Jesus--so precious!<br />
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I hope each one who reads this has a lovely and joyous Christmas celebration. May you know in your heart the gift of God's Love to you and to each person you meet. Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-5968060582317492242018-12-10T11:33:00.000-08:002018-12-10T11:33:34.821-08:00Chronicles of a New Adventure!I wasn't sure why I kept this blog alive -- other than not seeing a reason to delete it. And now, the reason to keep it is here. A new adventure starts this week! A blog re-boot begins now, to tell the stories and share the pictures. I hope you enjoy.<br />
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This adventure is the next stage of my formation as a Religious of the Sacred Heart. You can flip through the older blog posts to read the chronicles of my first years in formation, through my first vows and into my years as "professed of temporary vows." Now that six and a half years have passed since my vows ceremony, I am beginning to prepare for perpetual profession. Adventure time! The first stage of preparation is called an international experience. I am leaving on Sunday, December 16, to spend the next six months in southern Spain. Our Spanish sisters have had a ministry there for decades to assist migrants with their adjustment into Europe. Migrants come from all over Africa to work in acres of greenhouses in Almer<span lang="EN-US">ía, growing vegetables year round to serve throughout Europe. I will be working with the other RSCJ there in a variety of areas. Come back here to learn more! (Also, check out these links: <a href="http://www.rscj.es/es-es/contacto-5/k2/item/759-bantaba-por-fatima-santalo-ossorio-rscj" target="_blank">Bantaba article</a>; <a href="https://www.rscj.es/ca-ca/contacto-3/k2-ca/item/108-comunidad-de-las-norias-almeria" target="_blank">Las Norias</a>; <a href="https://rscjinternational.org/news/spain-summer-activities-young-people" target="_blank">Summer activities</a>)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Following six months in Spain and two months back home in St. Louis, I will spend five months in Rome for "probation" (which sounds much better in languages other than English). Probation is a time of more intense formation, prayer, and time with sisters. I will join with other RSCJ from around the world, and we will spend five months together, learning more about our congregation and one another... and I don't know what else. Stay tuned! All of it leads to a life-long commitment to God in the Society of the Sacred Heart, to be professed publicly sometime in January 2020. God is good, and I am happy.<br /><br />I hope you will come back and journey along with me. I will do my best to update this space weekly, with photos along the way. Send me a note now and then, and know that I will be praying for each one of you.</span></div>
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Photo note: This is not the Mediterranean. It's the Pacific, at sunset..... I look forward to living near water again, even if it's temporary!<br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I preached this morning for a midday prayer service, and here it is! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Gospel reading: </span></div>
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Mark 2:1-12</div>
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When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days,<br />
it became known that he was at home.<br />
Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them,<br />
not even around the door,<br />
and he preached the word to them.<br />
They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.<br />
Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd,<br />
they opened up the roof above him.<br />
After they had broken through,<br />
they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.<br />
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him,<br />
“Child, your sins are forgiven.”<br />
Now some of the scribes were sitting there asking themselves,<br />
“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming.<br />
Who but God alone can forgive sins?”<br />
Jesus immediately knew in his mind what <br />
they were thinking to themselves, <br />
so he said, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?<br />
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,<br />
‘Your sins are forgiven,’<br />
or to say, ‘Rise, pick up your mat and walk’?<br />
But that you may know<br />
that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth”<br />
–he said to the paralytic,<br />
“I say to you, rise, pick up your mat, and go home.”<br />
He rose, picked up his mat at once, <br />
and went away in the sight of everyone.<br />
They were all astounded<br />
and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”</div>
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“Trusting in the fidelity of God and in the love of my
sisters, I make these vows.”</div>
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I first heard this phrase, really heard it, about six years
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s part of the vow formula for my
congregation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first time I heard it,
we were celebrating the 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary of two sisters. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As part of our celebration, one of them
reflected with us about what that phrase meant to her, throughout her years in
the Society of the Sacred Heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I had just entered the order, and it was the first time that
I really took in what “the fidelity of God” means.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is faithful to us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had always thought it was the other way
around, that my faith depended on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But no, I began to see that God’s fidelity is what counts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And God isn’t just faithful, God <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> fidelity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must be faithful too, but my doubts and
insecurities are just part of what it means to be human.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I can place my trust, imperfect as it is,
in God’s perfect fidelity, then I can be sure of something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can rest in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God’s fidelity carries with it God’s
perfection and strength.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a reminder
to me that I am not God, and I do not need to carry every burden on my own shoulders,
especially not guilt at imperfection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
much as I have been trained to rely on myself, trusting in God’s fidelity takes
an insupportable weight off my shoulders and places it on one to whom it weighs
no more than a feather.</div>
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But of course, it doesn’t stop with that—the full line
again, “trusting in the fidelity of God and in the love of my sisters.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I and my sisters make vows to God, we do
it in community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are dependent on one
another for care, support, help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For each one of us, both my sisters and each one of us
present here today, we live in multiple communities and depend on many
different people for the support we need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have been so blessed over the last two and a half years to have this learning
community on my side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I depend on our
common direction and goals, our shared prayer and fellowship to encourage me in
what I do daily to promote God’s reign here on earth, in our church and our
broken world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are called into service
not alone, but as a community.</div>
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Today’s gospel gives us such a colorful scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The charisma of Jesus has attracted the
crowds, filled the house with those who can’t get enough of what he has to
say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps he’s speaking of
forgiveness, or healing, or God’s love for the little ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Into the midst of his preaching, a group of
men break through the ceiling so that their friend can receive healing and
forgiveness—a spontaneous illustration for Jesus of God’s desire that we know
love, forgiveness, and healing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
demonstration of profound faith, vulnerability, and the reliance we have on our
community.</div>
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This scene offers us a lesson about trusting in God and
relying on one another.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The paralytic
can do nothing for himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you
imagine his embarrassment if the healing didn’t work, after he had asked his
friends to cut through the roof of someone’s house?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But with both his faith in God and the help
of his friends, he is healed.</div>
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We all need healing for something, and the last year has
given us any number of wounds—from the physical to the emotional and
spiritual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Institute has seen
changes that may have left us shaken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our city and our nation are reeling with the aftermath of Ferguson and
generations of racial division and distrust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our world suffers from national and religious divisions that have led to
widespread violence and popular protest, and that is in addition to worldwide
unequal distribution of wealth and destruction of the environment in which we
live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need healing -- individually,
institutionally, culturally, and in the very soil of our world. </div>
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Like the paralytic, we trust in God, that no matter how
hopeless our world seems to be, God is faithful to creation, to us, and God
will come to our aid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to trust
in one another, to be faithful to our communal commitments and carry each other
through the difficult times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Jesus today calls us to greater trust in God’s fidelity, and
in the community who supports us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
shows us that we are forgiven, and that forgiveness heals our woundedness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is faithful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we begin this new semester, may we place
our trust in God’s fidelity to us, relying on one another as we live our
mission.</div>
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Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-45479894513515868652014-10-22T09:12:00.001-07:002014-10-22T09:53:44.734-07:00Paul and Pope Francis<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Today, once again, I am preaching for mid-day prayer... so here it is:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reading: Ephesians<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3:2-12</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Responsorial Psalm: You shall draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. (Isaiah 12)</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As you might know,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been
utterly captivated by the words of Pope Francis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today’s Psalm and the reading from Paul share
two of the main themes Pope Francis has focused on:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to preach the gospel to everyone, and to show
our joy as Christians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For Francis, we
preach in everything we do, not just by explicitly offering words of the salvation
of Christ to those who do not yet know him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We preach through the care we offer others, whether physical or
emotional, through our actions of kindness to our families, communities, and to
strangers, and through our open attitudes of joy and hope. We also preach in the more conventional sense, too, by
sharing our insights with one another and teaching and learning in the
classroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To practice what we sometimes
call “intellectual charity.”</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Paul’s words to the Ephesians have a sense of urgency and conviction to
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He clearly sees his call as
something new, something never heard of before the “now” in which he writes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before Jesus came, the Jewish community did
not seek converts to their faith, and here Paul finds himself sent to preach to
all the world, to non-Jews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He even
states that the Gentiles are part of the same Body of Christ as the Jewish
believers—an extraordinary movement of intercultural competency.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Paul calls on the grace he has received.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This message is not his own invention but was
revealed to him by the Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God has
deemed that all of the human race is part of the saving reach of Jesus’ act of
love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the mystery that is
revealed in this time and place; this is the reason for joy.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Francis also speaks to us with an urgency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our world 2000 years after Paul is very
different, but Pope Francis reminds us that our call is much the same—to preach
the gospel to those who need to hear it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Francis calls us to preach to non-Christians, of course, but also to
Christians who have lost their faith or who no longer find it nourishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are called to listen for the wind of the
Spirit and to follow it, joyfully sharing what we know, the mysteries God
reveals to us every day.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If Paul were with us today, listening to the words of Francis, how
would his preaching be shaped?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who would
be the Gentiles he seeks out—would they be former Catholics?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would he want them to return to the fold, or
would he offer comfort and hope to them whereever they are?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">How would our church look to Paul?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Would he feel the need to scold us as he did the Corinthians when they
were divided among themselves?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Instead of making us one Body in the Church, would Paul seek to make us
One Body of Humanity, through reconciling the divisions in our cities and in
our country, the divisions marked by fear of those who seem different, or
hatred of those who think differently?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Paul spoke of something radical and new—he was moved to newness by the
Holy Spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are we listening for the
Holy Spirit’s cool breeze?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can we feel
the refreshment that it offers us, by opening our hearts and minds to new ways
of living our Christian calling?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe our call in this day is to BE that cool and healing breeze in a
world that is deeply wounded by war, anger, and division.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps we can hear the call of God to
contemplation, to love, to healing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Francis directs us to the joy of being Christian, even in the world that
is broken in so many ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He asks us to
bring that joy to others, and joy, then, is the content of our preaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will end where he began his apostolic
exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The joy of the
gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept
his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and
loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-23880485978209027152014-10-11T14:29:00.001-07:002014-10-11T14:29:18.516-07:00Symbol of the Heart of JesusWe had a big meeting of nuns a week ago, and we were asked to bring a small symbol of Jesus' heart with us. I brought this red heart:<br />
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(Actually, to be truthful, I brought both it and the cross because I changed my mind while packing.)<br />
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The heart fits in my palm, and it has a lovely tinkly bell inside. It makes a happy noise!<br />
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But I didn't bring it because it sings, or because it's heart-shaped and pretty. I brought it because of who gave it to me. <br />
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The heart was a gift from my very best friend, and it symbolizes Jesus' heart for me because she's the one person in my life who always knows how I feel by the sound of my voice. We live far apart, so most of our communication is by cell phone. And yet she always seems to know whether I'm really happy or just pretending to be.<br />
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It makes me think of the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene after the resurrection in the Gospel of John. She goes to the empty tomb and sits weeping in sorrow for the loss of her dear friend. And then he's there--but she thinks he's the gardener. It's only when he says her name that she recognizes him. She knows him in the sound of his voice, and in the call of her name.<br />
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May we all have someone in our lives who can discern the state of our heart by the sound of our voice. <br />
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May I always remember that Jesus always knows the state of my heart and keeps good company with both sorrow and joy.Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-24407707037953240152014-09-24T15:41:00.000-07:002014-09-24T15:41:59.453-07:00Trinity<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm teaching a course tonight on the Trinity--that great mystery that is at the heart of Christianity and Christian life. I'm a little nervous because it's hard to talk about something so big and so bound up in the unknown. But Pseudo-Dionysius helps, with his hymn at the beginning of "The Mystical Theology." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Trinity!! Higher than any being,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">any divinity, any goodness!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Guide of Christians </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the wisdom of heaven!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lead us up beyond unknowing and light,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">up to the farthest, highest peak</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">of mystic scripture,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">where the mysteries of God's Word</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">lie simple, absolute and unchangeable</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in the brilliant darkness of a hidden silence.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Amid the deepest shadow</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">they pour overwhelming light</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">on what is most manifest.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Amid the wholly unsensed and unseen</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">they completely fill our sightless minds</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">with treasures beyond all beauty. </span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(This translation is from Colm Luibheid, published by Paulist Press in 1987.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The indentations of the translation I am looking at here are a little more visually pleasing, but I am also pleased by the imagery of the text: to go "beyond unknowing and light," into God's mysteries "in the brilliant darkness of a hidden silence."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The apophatic language of Ps-Dionysius has always touched me deeply, helped me to understand God deep in my heart and being in a way that more concrete language does not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I tell my students at the beginning of this course on theology that one of the reasons I study theology at all is the depth of mystery--that no matter how much I learn, I will never be able to explore the depths of God. The desire to learn will never be quenched, will always be a joy.</span>Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-23495243678302832742014-09-17T09:05:00.000-07:002014-09-17T09:05:28.159-07:00Preaching on the Feast of St. Robert BellarmineI'm leading and preaching for mid-day prayer today, and I've chosen to use the first reading for the Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, rather than tackle either of the mass readings today. But really, I'm just talking about the saint himself. Enjoy.<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reading: Wisdom
7:7-10, 15-16</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The passage from Wisdom an
appropriate introduction to the life of St. Robert Bellarmine, whom the church
celebrates today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bellarmine was a
Jesuit and Cardinal who lived in the late 16<sup>th</sup> and early 17<sup>th</sup>
century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was born shortly after
Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, and the Council of Trent began when he
was a child, ending during his philosophy studies in Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His entire theological career was marked by
the decisions made by the Council and by the theology of reformers such as
Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, his writings reveal that he read and knew their theology.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Before doing a little research, I
knew only that Bellarmine was a Jesuit and that he must have been involved in
education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My initial impressions of him
were of a man who craved black and white answers, and who sought to find them
in his theological explorations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
impression is not far from the truth, and it still makes me a little
uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, the more I read
about Robert Bellarmine, the more I see him as a good man.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bellarmine was certainly brilliant
and well-educated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He entered the
Jesuits at age 18, and he quickly became known as a good preacher, even before
he was ordained to the priesthood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
began philosophy studies in Rome in 1560, taught liberal arts from 1563-1567,
and then began studying theology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1570
he was ordained and appointed professor at Louvain, where he lectured on the
work of Thomas Aquinas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During his time
in Belgium, he began refuting the Protestant errors he saw in the works of his
colleagues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His lectures refuting the
teachings of Luther, Calvin and others were published in several volumes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While many Catholics were arguing against
Protestant theology, Bellarmine’s lectures were unique in tone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like Thomas Aquinas, he first learned the
arguments of his opponents, then refuted them using logic and reason.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bellarmine’s genius cannot be denied,
and it extends beyond doctrinal issues to canon law, architecture,
spirituality, and even science.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, the
brilliant mind was found in a man who loved the poor and wanted to provide the best
of the reforms Trent promoted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he
was appointed archbishop of Capua in 1602, Bellarmine personally attended to
the needs of those in poverty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
established a Jesuit college there, which brought with it research and a
library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By living out the Tridentine
goal that the bishop reside, work, and preach in his own diocese, Bellarmine
lifted up the status of a small, poor town in rural Italy.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Robert Bellarmine was an unfailing
champion of the Roman Catholic Church, a voice necessary for the time in which
he lived.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can learn from him about
fidelity, and about careful theological exploration and education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learn also that true dialogue requires us
to understand positions we may not agree with, and to treat those who hold them
with respect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of all, we learn that
a good education, and even positions of ecclesial or civil power, do not remove
our personal obligation to care for those in need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the words of Pope Francis, “Before all
else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see
God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others.”</span></div>
Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-39772236016730440612014-07-18T18:01:00.002-07:002014-07-18T18:01:32.228-07:00A day of contrastsToday we learned that one of our sisters from Australia was on board the plane that was shot down yesterday over Ukraine. Her name was Phil (Philomene) Tiernan, and she was much loved by so many. I had only met her about three weeks ago, and had lovely and meaningful conversations in a very short time. She will be missed, that is certain. Her presence on that plane makes the violence of our world more real and personal, too. (Her story has been picked up by news sites, which include some lovely pictures: try <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/national/kincoppal-school-devastated-over-death-of-sister-philomene-tiernan-on-mh17-20140718-zulag.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-18/nsw-victim-of-mh17-was-catholic-nun/5607830" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://rscjinternational.org/news/mh17-tragedy-prayers-phil-tiernan-rscj" target="_blank">from our own website</a>.)<br />
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On a completely other note, today is the second anniversary of my first vows. I know I'm in the right place, and that makes me totally content with life right now, and yet life can be a little sad, too. So, today, as I give thanks for the Society of the Sacred Heart, my own little heart is tenderly holding my sisters and remembering the fragility of all that we have. <br />
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Life can get going so fast--lately, I've been feeling the need to slow down, to rest and pray, to just be. On an academic schedule, that peacefulness is what summers are sometimes (definitely not always) about. I am grateful to have the next four weeks to work on projects that can't get done in the midst of classes, to rest, and to be.<br />
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I just got back from a wonderful trip to London, where we celebrated the life of one of our Superiors General, Janet Erskine Stuart, who died 100 years ago this year. While she is not formally canonized in the Catholic Church, her holiness and her writings on education and spirituality are an inspiration to many. We heard people speak on so many facets of her life, and many of those talks will be made available on the <a href="http://www.societysacredheart.org.uk/janet-erskine-stuart-home.html" target="_blank">RSCJ England/Wales province website</a>. (I don't think those talks are up yet, but there's lots of good information on Janet Stuart's life there already.)<br />
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What I take away most from that experience is the humanness of Janet Stuart, and the reality of the world she lived in, Europe on the brink of the First World War. I am comforted by the fact that she struggled to bear the responsibilities that were placed on her shoulders, and I am humbled by the fact that she embraced the leadership of the Society so fully, even when she felt it to be a difficult task. She thought of herself as terribly shy, though we might call her simply very introverted. Yet, as superior general, she made it her mission to meet and get to know each of the RSCJ around the world.<br />
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Her leadership style? To know and be in relationship with those she was leading. I am grateful that this is still the spirit of the Society of the Sacred Heart, in which I feel known by those who make decisions for me and for the order as a whole.<br />
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A second take-away for me is the internationality of the Society. I met sisters and laypeople who came from at least thirteen countries to be part of this celebration. I met people that I had previously only met on Facebook, and people I had only heard about. What a gift to share our charism of the Heart of God with women and men throughout the world, and a gift to be with representatives from just a few of those places. I am grateful.<br />
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We celebrated together the Feast of the Sacred Heart, when all RSCJ renew their vows. This was our altar, with decorations behind given by the children of the local Sacred Heart school. On the altar you can see the triangular box which holds the profession cross of Janet Stuart--which was previously worn by Anna du Rousier and St. Philippine Duchesne! What a surprise. I think that will have to become the subject of another blog post...Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-70108424560375238422014-02-03T12:26:00.000-08:002014-02-03T12:26:08.780-08:00Pigs and PigeonsIt has been way too long since I've posted! Today I preached for our mid-day prayer service, an impossible gospel! And so I would like to share my preaching here. <br />
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Today's gospel reading was Mark 5:1-20, the healing of the Gerasene demoniac, but I also talk about yesterday's gospel, the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Both readings can be found at the <a href="http://usccb.org/" target="_blank">USCCB's website</a>.<br />
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">The contrast between the Gospel reading from yesterday and that of today
is striking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday, the infant Jesus
was brought to the temple by his parents to fulfill the sacrifice required by
the Law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There in the temple, they met
Simeon and Anna, who recognized the greatness of the tiny, helpless infant.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Today, we see the adult Jesus, a strong, miracle-worker, who casts out a
legion of demons from a man who had been tormented for a very long time.
Instead of being received by the local community with open arms and great
praise, Jesus is met with fear and asked to leave.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">In both stories, the power of Jesus is recognized; in the temple by the
prophet and prophetess; in the field by the unclean spirits of the man
possessed.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">In the first story, the many people who were gathered at the temple seem
to pay no attention to the Holy Family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Only Simeon and Anna are drawn to the humble trio.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">In the second story, news of Jesus’ deed spreads quickly through the
land, and the reaction is very different.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">What happened here? How can the response be so different? How does
healing a man who was clearly a problem in the community cause such a stir?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">On the one hand, Simeon’s declaration of God’s goodness seems a little
unexpected. He is extolling the grace of God embodied in a helpless infant
child of a lowly family from Galilee. What can he see in this child that others
cannot?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">On the other hand, we have the response of the people of Gerasene, who
have long tried to subdue the man who threatened their community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gospel says:</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">People came out to see what had happened.<br />
As they approached Jesus,<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">they caught sight of the man who had
been possessed by Legion,<br />
sitting there clothed and in his right mind.<br />
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and sane, probably for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Surely they had been frightened of the man who was kept chained in the cemetery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, it’s Jesus who brings them fear, Jesus
whom they ask to leave the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is
the source of their fear?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I think they are afraid of two things: first, the power that Jesus
wields in freeing the man from his chains; and second, the change that this
action brings about. I can understand being afraid of a power that seems
stronger than the demons. However, I would hope that the direction that power
took—for the good of the person and of the community—would convince them that
it is not something to fear.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">The second fear touches closer to home, the fear of change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps this community was accustomed to the
man in his unapproachable possession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps it was easier for them to accept what was familiar, even if it
was not good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How often do we prefer
what we know over what we don’t know, even when the status quo is deeply flawed
or even evil?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How much effort, faith,
and hope does it require to be comfortable with change in our homes and
communities—and how much more does it require of us to enact that change
ourselves?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Pope Francis, in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Evangelii Gaudium</i>,
states that we must be ready for the unpredictable power of God:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Church has to accept this unruly freedom
of the word, which accomplishes what it wills in ways that surpass our
calculations and ways of thinking.” (22)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He encourages us to seek the good of the people rather than “clinging to
our own security.” In living their hope, Simeon and Anna were certainly ready
to accept the unexpected fulfillment of God’s word. Living in fear that they
will lose their security, the Gerasene community was not.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Perhaps what is most fundamentally different about Simeon and Anna is
their life of prayer, preparing them to see and understand what God is
accomplishing in their world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
filled with the Holy Spirit, who reveals God to them, and offers them
encouragement in their long wait for fulfillment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For us too, a strong relationship with the
Holy Spirit in a life of prayer allows us to see the work of God clearly and
with hope-filled expectation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pope
Francis sees the need for what he calls “the deep breath of prayer” in our
church and communities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Resurrection
permeates our world, with hope for constant renewal, if only we have the eyes
to see it.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">These two stories offer us a two-fold path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can choose to live in fear, as the people
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sanity where they were once lacking.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Or we can choose to be like Simeon and Anna, faithfully awaiting the
promise of God with hope, our eyes open to see the joy and beauty that each day
offers, open to see God’s presence and gift in the world that enters our
vision.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Hope or fear: how we choose to live will determine what we see. In hope,
we see the light of God’s salvific love; in fear we see nothing but the demons
and darkness.</span></div>
Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-27935235749392029692013-11-20T13:28:00.002-08:002013-11-20T13:28:52.388-08:00Philippine and FailureHappy Feast--just a few days late!<br />
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I preached this morning at our mid-day prayer service, using the Gospel reading of today, which is not one of my favorites. But it gave me an opportunity to talk about St. Philippine Duchesne, whose feast day was on Monday. Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gospel: </span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Luke 19:11-28</span></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While
people were listening to Jesus speak,<br />
he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem<br />
and they thought that the Kingdom of God<br />
would appear there immediately.<br />
So he said,<br />
“A nobleman went off to a distant country<br />
to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return.<br />
He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins<br />
and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’<br />
His fellow citizens, however, despised him<br />
and sent a delegation after him to announce,<br />
‘We do not want this man to be our king.’<br />
But when he returned after obtaining the kingship,<br />
he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money,<br />
to learn what they had gained by trading.<br />
The first came forward and said,<br />
‘Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.’<br />
He replied, ‘Well done, good servant!<br />
You have been faithful in this very small matter;<br />
take charge of ten cities.’<br />
Then the second came and reported,<br />
‘Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.’<br />
And to this servant too he said,<br />
‘You, take charge of five cities.’<br />
Then the other servant came and said,<br />
‘Sir, here is your gold coin;<br />
I kept it stored away in a handkerchief,<br />
for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man;<br />
you take up what you did not lay down<br />
and you harvest what you did not plant.’<br />
He said to him,<br />
‘With your own words I shall condemn you,<br />
you wicked servant.<br />
You knew I was a demanding man,<br />
taking up what I did not lay down<br />
and harvesting what I did not plant;<br />
why did you not put my money in a bank?<br />
Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.’<br />
And to those standing by he said,<br />
‘Take the gold coin from him<br />
and give it to the servant who has ten.’<br />
But they said to him,<br />
‘Sir, he has ten gold coins.’<br />
He replied, ‘I tell you,<br />
to everyone who has, more will be given,<br />
but from the one who has not,<br />
even what he has will be taken away.<br />
Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king,<br />
bring them here and slay them before me.’”<br />
<br />
After he had said this,<br />
he proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Today’s Preaching:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
have always been uncomfortable with this parable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is not a single character in it whom I
want to emulate:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the unjust master who
seeks kingship and riches, the two servants who bow to his desire for what is
not his, and the final servant who is called “wicked” simply because he lives
in fear and is not able to use what he’s been given.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t really relate to any of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, maybe that’s not true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can understand the final servant, in his sadness
and fear, and I think <u>that</u> above all is why I am uncomfortable with this
story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just seems so unfair, that the
harsh reality of the world is thrown back on him when he fails to live up to the
expectations of a greedy master.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
all can relate to the feeling of fear and its effect on our ability to live
each day to the fullest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may fear
physical or emotional pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may fear
the loss of a friendship, or the angry reaction of someone we love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can remember with shame and sadness pouring
my heart out to a friend, only to have him sever the relationship
completely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe that fear is of
failure, as it seems in this story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
fear to use our talents, our gifts, because they (and therefore we) might not
be appreciated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even worse, our best efforts
might be ridiculed or belittled despite everything we do. We’ve all experienced
that feeling of humiliation, and no one wants to experience that again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems safer to build walls and to stay
where it is safe, where we do not feel so vulnerable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yet,
we are called to use our gifts and talents, not to protect them from the scrutiny
of the outside world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, as the
parable tells us, the more we are given, the more that is expected of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As teachers and preachers, growing in
Christian knowledge and faith, we become more aware of our responsibility and
call to share what we have known and what we believe with others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We grow and are stretched by approaching the
edges of our comfort, by opening our lives and our faith to the influence of
other thoughts and belief systems, and by allowing those others to change
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That space of growth and openness is
terribly vulnerable, as is sharing our deepest beliefs with others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether it’s in opening our lives to someone
we care about, or in following where we see God calling us at our deepest
being, our vulnerability is where we most become who we are meant to be, where
we can most make a difference in the world around us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being in that place is putting our safety and
security at risk, opening up to the possibility of rejection and acting despite
our fears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, when we do that, we can
feel the transforming power of the Spirit molding us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When
we talk of acting beyond fear and vulnerability, I can’t help but think of the
life of St. Philippine Duchesne, whose feast day we celebrated on Monday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Philippine was an early member of the Society
of the Sacred Heart, who brought the mission of the Society to the United
States from France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She first came to St.
Charles and established a school for girls in 1818, and she died and was buried
there many years later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Philippine’s
life is marked by the risks involved in using her gifts and following her call,
and by her own sense of failure in doing just that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She felt the call to religious life and became
a Visitation novice just before the beginning of the French Revolution, which
put an end to her religious life for a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After moving back home, she risked her neck (literally) to minister to
the priests and nuns who were being held awaiting execution in her own precious
convent which had been seized and turned into a prison.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eventually,
Philippine met St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, the foundress of the Society of the
Sacred Heart, and became an RSCJ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In her
lifetime she opened numerous schools and convents throughout the United States.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her life-long dream of serving the Native
Americans was realized when she was in her 70s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Philippine did amazing things, but she believed throughout her life that
she was a failure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her attempt to
re-establish the Visitation monastery in her hometown of Grenoble ended when
the sisters walked out on her, unable to face the harsh post-Revolutionary conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She never learned English to her satisfaction,
and she did not learn the language of the Potawatami Indians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had great difficulties in administering
the religious sisters under her care, repeatedly asking to be removed from the
position of superior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">While
we remember her as a humble woman of deep prayer, her self-perception was as a
failure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What inspires me in her life is
her ability to move forward with her calling and her dreams, after many years
of patient waiting, and while she believed herself to have failed at all she
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reality of failed attempts at
one thing or another did not cause her to live in fear of further failure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
can hold Philippine as a model when I feel like the third servant who hides
what he has been given in order to protect it from being taken from him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She helps me to see that perseverance pays
off, and that failing is not the end of the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without risk, we are unlikely to fail—but
without risk we cannot fully use the gifts God has given us.</span></div>
Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-46046625235807550272013-11-03T06:16:00.001-08:002013-11-03T06:16:57.013-08:00The here and now<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are the communion of saints--imperfect, and deeply loved by God.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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For several days I've been reflecting with God's desire to be with me, right here, right now. Not to be with me as I wish or plan or plot out my future, but to be with me in all that I am and all that I am capable of on this day and at this moment. Today's lectionary brought this back to me... <br />
<br />
Wisdom 11:22-12:2 (today's first reading):<br />
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Before the LORD the whole universe is as a grain from a balance<br />or a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth.<br />But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things;<br />and you overlook people's sins that they may repent.<br />For you love all things that are<br />and loathe nothing that you have made;<br />for what you hated, you would not have fashioned.<br />And how could a thing remain, unless you willed it;<br />or be preserved, had it not been called forth by you?<br />But you spare all things, because they are yours,<br />O LORD and lover of souls,<br />for your imperishable spirit is in all things!<br />Therefore you rebuke offenders little by little,<br />warn them and remind them of the sins they are committing,<br />that they may abandon their wickedness and believe in you, O LORD!</blockquote>
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Each one of us has been created by a loving God, with unique gifts and limitations, and our God is so completely in love with us that time together is cherished by God--what a motivation to spend time in prayer! <br />
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These last months have been for me a time of illness and very slow healing, and I have been so conscious of my limitations that I haven't really felt like myself because I cannot do all the things I want to do. It has helped me to remember that God is with me no matter what, and that the limitations I see as problems or defects are nothing in God's eyes. We are unconditionally loved by God, who "loves all things that are," as they are, for God made them! It doesn't matter what I can't do right now. What matters is that I follow Jesus as best I can, regardless of how limited I feel, right here and right now.Sister Juliet, RSCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340665039183368313noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8817130113964377087.post-66708512698208308462013-09-05T09:48:00.001-07:002013-09-05T09:49:34.176-07:00Heal us, O God<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At my school, we do a weekly mid-day prayer service with preaching, planned and preached by the faculty. I was on for yesterday's prayer. It was a good reading for me to consider at this moment.... hope you find some good in it!</span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gospel Reading: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Luke 4:38-44</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After Jesus left the synagogue, he
entered the house of Simon.<br />
Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,<br />
and they interceded with him about her.<br />
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.<br />
She got up immediately and waited on them.<br />
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At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him.<br />
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.<br />
And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.”<br />
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak<br />
because they knew that he was the Christ.<br />
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At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.<br />
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,<br />
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.<br />
But he said to them, “To the other towns also<br />
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,<br />
because for this purpose I have been sent.”<br />
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.</span></div>
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You’ve got to feel for Jesus here—doing great things to help
the people, only to be prevented from keeping his contemplative space in the
desert with his Father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many hurt and
suffering people want his touch that the comfort and refreshment of solitary
prayer is taken from him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who is
deeply invested in their ministry feels this pull to meet the needs of everyone
who comes, and like Jesus, we have to say “let me go” and help others, too.</div>
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Jesus starts healing with a “friend of a friend” – Simon’s
mother-in-law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her reaction to being
healed is to go back to the ordinary: to get up and be the hostess to the
guests in her home, a role she surely knew well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as word of Jesus’ powerful touch
begins to spread, it seems that the whole world comes to be healed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can place myself in that crowd, hoping to
touch just the tassel of his cloak, and be instantly healed in body and
spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Lord, only say the word and I
shall be healed.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please, Lord, heal my
soul, heal my body, heal my mind, my relationships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find all the places in me that keep me from
doing the ordinary things that you have called me to do, and heal them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make me whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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We bring with us not only our own need for healing, but the
needs of our loved ones, hoping they, too, will be touched and healed by
Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one wants to see the ones they
love suffer, but that is, of course, inevitable in our world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will see death, sorrow, pain, and
suffering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We live in an imperfect world
among people who have free will, and sorrow simply comes with the territory.</div>
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Yet, sorrow and suffering, even the climactic suffering of
Christ on the cross, are not the end of our story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In action and word, Jesus shows us the deeper
meaning of his healing gift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His act of
healing preaches the Kingdom of God as definitively as any of his words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus declares for us a new world, a new
kingdom in which the Good prevails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
new kingdom in which no one needs to be healed and all live in harmony.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While each one of us seeks personal healing
of body and spirit, Jesus seeks an even greater healing of which each
individual is only a small portion, a prefiguration. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The message Jesus offers is one of hope and
healing for the wounds of our world, of war, of overpopulation, of exploitation
of the people and of the land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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This hope-filled message may seem far away, as we hear of
atrocious acts of violence in Syria, both violence already committed and
violence that seems imminent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
despite the discouraging news of these last days, hope remains part of our
identity as Christians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Holy Father
has asked us all to mobilize the “hope that is within us” by praying this
Saturday with him and people all around the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pope Francis states that “Jesus doesn’t need
an army to cast out the demons, He has no need of pride, no need of force, of
arrogance. What is there about His word? For with authority and power He
commands unclean spirits, and they come out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is a humble word, meek, with so much love; it is a word that
accompanies us in the moments of the Cross.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As Christians following Christ’s example, may we use our words, our
prayers, and our fasting to work for peace and healing in our broken world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps today the kingdom of God will be prefigured
in the use of touch and word to end violence, rather than the use of more
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