Reflections
THOUGHTS FROM OUR SISTERS
DISCERNING GOD’S WORD
Read our Sisters’ reflections on vocations, the spiritual life, the New Evangelization, the Person of Christ and many other faith topics.
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Dying for another, St. Maximilian Kolbe shows the creative power of love
August 20, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Maria Veritas Marks, OP
Engaging in a Spirit of Totality and Joy
August 8, 2020 / Featured / News
Saint Dominic was a man moved by his engagement with reality. The Albigensian heresy ran strong in St. Dominic’s time, teaching that things of the physical world – material and created things – were evil and corrupt. It went so far as to devalue the humanity of Christ and the holiness of the sacraments, as they too were considered physical realities.
If we could see our sins clearly, we’d understand the depth of God’s mercy
July 27, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Maria Veritas Marks, OP
Perfection isn’t about flawlessness, but allowing ourselves to be loved by God
July 8, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Mary Martha Becnel, O.P.
Embracing the cross of separation in a season of weddings, vows and ordinations
July 2, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Mary Martha Becnal, OP
If we could only see as God does, we would ‘die a hundred times’ to save a single soul
June 22, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Maria Veritas Marks, O.P.
When we aren’t sure where the Lord will lead, that’s the time to follow Him
June 8, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Mary Martha Becnel, O.P.
Uniting our ‘office self’ and ‘home self’ is simpler when Christ is involved
May 27, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Maria Veritas Marks, O.P.
Jesus waited. Mary waited. The apostles waited. And now it’s our turn to wait
May 12, 2020 / Detroit Catholic / Reflection
By Sr. Mary Martha Becnel, O.P.
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