First Friday (December, in-person)
First Fridays at the Shrine December 6, 2024 –> Now December 13, 2024 due to scheduling issues Sr. Kathy Scott, rc Amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, we are invited to be ready to receive the gentle touch and soft glance of an ever-self-revealing God. Come and be part of […]
Friday Friday (November, in-person)
First Fridays at the Shrine November 1, 2024 LIFE IS CHANGED, NOT ENDED Sr. Mary Guido, r.c. (Doors open at 9:00 AM, Program begins promptly at 9:30 AM) “In [Christ] the hope of blessed resurrection has dawned, that those saddened by the certainty of dying might be consoled by the promise of immortality to come. […]
Friday Friday (October, in-person)
October 4, 2024 – Sr. Mary Peters, rc Register Here “The one who hopes lives differently; the one who hopes has been given new life.” (Spe Salvi, Pope Benedict). Hope requires a change of life. As we close the Season of Creation on the Feast of St. Francis, we pause to reflect on how we are called […]
LCWR Public Witness
“Who Then Shall We Be? A Contemplative Prayer for the World” is a segment of the annual LCWR assembly where the participants will engage in a contemplative experience created to be in solidarity with the fragility of the world while reflecting on our call to respond to that fragility as bearers of the gospel message. The […]
A Holy Remembrance
December 2nd, 2024 marks the 44th Anniversary of the Martyrdom in El Salvador of Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and Lay Missioner Jean Donovan. They were brutally murdered then buried in a shallow grave on December 2nd, 1980. On this day we also remember the 70,000 Salvadorans who also […]
Sacred Geometry
Sacred Geometry seeks to connect the divine imprint on all creation with the language of mathematics and vice versa. From ancient times, people were aware of the “blueprint of creation,” which inspired them to seek to replicate these incredible patterns in ecclesiastical design, art, architecture, literature, and music. We will explore how the Fibonacci Sequence […]
Directed Retreat (Madison, CT)
THIS event at Mercy by the Sea in Madison, CT has sold out. To join the waitlist, please visit: https://mcm.retreatportal.com/events/f?p=101:2:32650050976998::::PROGRAM_ID:14412 Helen Bearisto Sr. Helen Beairsto, r.c. is a Cenacle Sister in the North American Province, whose ministry is spiritual direction, retreats and offering spiritually orientated programs. Her original formation in the Spiritual Exercises occurred in […]
Centering Prayer – Summer 2024
Spring Centering Prayer (10am – 11am Central) on Mondays for six weeks beginning on June 10 Week 1 — Monday June 10 Week 2 — Monday June 17 Week 3 — Monday June 24 Week 4 — Monday July 1 Week 5 — Monday July 8 (You need not attend all five session; you need not inform […]
Feast Day of Our Lady of the Cenacle
The Cenacle Sisters of North America will celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Cenacle on Saturday May 18; they would be honored by your presence, in-person or online. An RSVP is required (link below) for those who wish to join the Sisters in-person and for those who wish to live-stream the Eucharistic […]
Leadership Like Fire: Stop. Drop. Roll.
Leadership Like Fire: Stop, Drop, and Roll. What is leadership? More precisely, what is good leadership? (How does a “follower” of Christ become a “leader”?) Examining the examples of three influential leaders of the c/Church (one who had a community founded in their honor, one who co-founded a community, and one who founded a community […]
