Sr. Mary Grace Walsh, ASCJ, Ph.D., was appointed Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
To whom do we belong? On the surface, today’s Gospel reading portrays an ordinary event: dinner with friends. Going deeper, it speaks of celebration and preparation.
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be well?" [...] Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your mat, and walk."Immediately the man became well, took up his mat, and walked. (from John 5:1-16)
“Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13–14)
"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging, and you will not be judged. Stop condemning, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you…For the measure with which you measure will, in return, be measured out to you." (Luke 6:36-38)
'For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' (Mt. 25:35)
Today's first reading and responsorial psalm tell us to choose life that you may live…you will be like a tree planted near running water that continues to prosper and flourish.
Each year, the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus throughout the world celebrate a unique aspect of Blessed Clelia’s charism.
Happy New Year from the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus! As we look back on the past year, we wish to express our heartfelt gratitude for the countless ways you supported our mission of sharing the Love of the Heart of Christ will all whom we encounter.
