The O Antiphons are the Church’s prayer for the last days of Advent. Each of these cards have been beautifully illustrated by Ansgar Holmberg, CSJ and include a prayer poem written by Sister Joan. On the back of each card is the original antiphon and its scriptural sources. The seven cards come in a case whichContinue reading “Praying the Advent Names of God”
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Celebrate by sharing this prayer. Click here for Our Lady’s story with friends and family. The art and prayer on this page are by Sister Ansgar Holmberg. The story appeared first in Good News, one of the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies. Happy feast day! Our Mother WhoContinue reading “Our Lady of Guadalupe”
The Times
Anyone who picked up the New York Times this morning saw the heartbreaking photo of a small, traumatized Syrian boy on the cover. Sister Ansgar, an artist, responded by creating a collage that put the child in the arms of Mary and gave him a mother for our prayerful contemplation. She found the photo ofContinue reading “The Times”
Our Lady of Guadalupe
In Central and South America the conquering Spanish brought both armies and disease in the 1500s that caused 90% of the native peoples to die. With the Spanish came missionaries that preached the gospels to surviving people such as Juan Diego, on whose tilma we see the image of the holy woman he encounters onContinue reading “Our Lady of Guadalupe”
Keeping Faith Today 