Easter'S ARCHIVE

• The Paschal Mystery

  
  

  • By Amanda Saunders
  • On April 16, 2017

  Editor’s note: DCSC member Amanda Saunders reflects on the nature of the Paschal Mystery and how this process penetrates into our own daily lives.            Passion and death…“the loss of life” […]

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• Were You There: “Is It Scary?”

  
  

  • By Maria Beben
  • On April 1, 2017

  Editor’s note: What do escape rooms and the 14th Station of the Cross have in common? NSLP alumna Maria Beben reflects on how Lent—with all its uncertainty, waiting, and unknowns—calls us to greater trust and community. […]

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• Were You There: Comfort From a Stranger

  
  

  • By Anna Klonowski
  • On March 21, 2017

  Editor’s note: Missioner Anna Klonowski reflects on a past service trip she attended in college, where a small gesture of comfort from one of the women there reminded her that service begins in the little […]

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• Letting Go and Following the Risen Christ

  
  

  • By Franciscan Mission Service
  • On March 27, 2016

  Editor’s Note: On this joyous day of salvation, we are reminded of the promise that lies behind Jesus’ invitation to follow him and walk in his footsteps.  Alleluia, He has risen! After these 40 days […]

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• Letting Go For Lent

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On March 2, 2016

  Editor’s Note: Franciscan priest Fr. Greg Friedman reflects on approaching Lent without pride in order to allow God to direct us towards the most beneficial practice during these 40 days.  “Doing something” for Lent? Even […]

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• Lest we forget

  
  

  • By Patrick Montine
  • On May 4, 2015

  I was recently given the unique opportunity to attend the opening mass for the Antilles Episcopal Conference, a meeting for all the bishops from French, English and Dutch territories, except Haiti, of the Caribbean. To […]

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• Clarity through sleepy eyes

  
  

  • By Maeve Gallagher
  • On April 10, 2015

  As a new Spanish speaker, I often find myself asking for people to repeat themselves in order to understand them. Needless to say, things get lost in translation. Sometimes I can’t tell if I’ve heard […]

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• “I thirst…”

  
  

  • By Amanda Ceraldi
  • On April 8, 2015

  As Jesus hung on the cross, he proclaimed the words “I thirst.” Jesus called out in need of something to drink, but these two words encompassed more than the desire for a drink of water. […]

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• Eternal fulfillment

  
  

  • By Patrick Montine
  • On April 4, 2015

  Last week we celebrated a funeral for one of the parishioners here in Jamaica. The woman had been sick for a long time, so she was now free from the pain and in God’s loving […]

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• Millennial Lenten Reflections: That We All Might Be One

  
  

  • By Guest Blogger
  • On April 4, 2015

  Editor’s Note: The following is part of Millennial Lenten Reflections, a blog series in collaboration with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. Short reflections on the day’s readings, written by young adults from FMS and other […]

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