Reflection by Sr. Jaime Mitchell In early September, I had the privilege and honor to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Reflecting on that time abroad, I cannot thank God enough for His providence and protection. Please pray for peace and an end to violence in the region, for all those who have died,…
Category: FE Reflections
The World Is Not Our Home
Sr. Alicia recently joined Jeff Cavins to discuss the Exile Period on his Bible Timeline Show. You can catch the episode below. Enjoy!
FE Reflection: Our Beloved Erika
In honor of All Souls Day and the month of November, please enjoy the following reflection by Sr. Alicia on the life and legacy of one of our beloved senior citizens, Erika, who passed away last year: “She’s been waiting for you,” her daughter smiled as she opened the door of the cozy Chicago bungalow….
Let your Eucharistic pilgrimage begin today!
Reflection by Sr. Alicia Torres A couple of Sundays ago, I had the chance to make my first official “at-home” Eucharistic pilgrimage. It was a torrentially rainy day in Chicago — as a matter of fact, if you had a basement, there was a high chance you experienced significant flooding. Despite the intense rain, however,…
Flooded with Adventure
Reflection by Sr. Jess Lambert We have long joked that water is a part of our charism – part of the work of the Church entrusted to our little band of Franciscans. When Bishop Bob moved to Chicago around 2005, there were a lot of water features in all of the buildings of the former…
Charlie, the Eucharist, and Our Forever Home
Reflection by Sr. Alicia Torres I love dogs. Not like I love my family, or like I love Jesus, but I really do have a strong affection for dogs. A few months ago, I came home from teaching and was welcomed by an unfamiliar, and rather unpleasant, smell in the convent. Entering our large dining…
Reflections on Teaching
By Sr. Stephanie Baliga Teaching at St. Sylvester School in Logan Square has been one of the most formative experiences of my religious life! I’ve been teaching at St. Sylvester’s since 2017. Our teaching apostolate focuses on going into under-resourced Catholic schools to provide direct religion instruction and whole school faith formation support – all…
“The Eucharist Invites us to Slow Down and be Loved” – Sr. Alicia on Ave Explores Podcast
Sr. Alicia was recently interviewed about her experience seeing and loving Jesus in the Eucharist and seeing and loving Him in the poor by Katie Prejean McGrady on the Ave Explores podcast from Ave Maria Press. Check out the clip below! You can find the full episode here or wherever you like to listen to…