WISDOM FROM THE EVERYDAY
Our collection of CMR personal reflections on Christian living, feast days in the liturgical year, prayer, and more. Enjoy!
Why Words Matter Today
January 2021 - Ordinary Time
Today, January 20, 2021, we will inaugurate the 46th President of the United States.
By:
Sr. Janine Van Tran, CMR
Spiritual Muscle
October 2020- Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
What is the strongest muscle in the human body? It depends on how you define strength
By:
Sr. Janine Van Tran, CMR
Midpoint-Midway
July 2020 - Ordinary Time
The exact middle of the year is July 2nd. There are 182 days before and 182 days after. This only applies to non-leap years.
By:
Sr. Janine Van Tran, CMR
March for Life Pilgrimage 2020
February 2020 - Pro Life Month
January 23-25, 2020. There were 102 of us representing the Diocese of Kansas City- St. Joseph, Missouri who traveled to Washington D.C, to join others to stand with God to protect LIFE.
By:
Sr. Eileen Phuong Nguyen, CMR
Praying for the Faithful Departed
November 2020 - Month for Souls
Growing up in a fairly religious environment, I remember gathering together with my family
By:
Sr. Gwen Huyen Do, CMR
Our Queen
August 2020 - Feast of Queenship of Mary
For most of my life, I viewed our Blessed Virgin Mary as a great saint, not as my mother and certainly not as my Queen.
By:
Sr. Julie Kim Hoa Pham
Pentecost in a Pandemic
May 2020 - Pentecost
It is May. Actually May is ending and we are about to start June. We are day 72, 40, or 76 into the pandemic, depending on where you live in the United States.
By:
Sr. Janine Van Tran, CMR
What is Advent?
December 2019 - Advent Season
To understand the "what" of Advent we would better serve ourselves by asking "WHY" the word- advent?
By:
Sr. Julie Kim-Hoa Pham
Either Or
October 2020 - Election Year
Recently the sisters and I were at Hardee's. There was a bunch of coupons in the newspaper
By:
Sr. Janine Van Tran, CMR
Depending on God
August 2020 - Ordinary Time
"Why am I breathing heavily?" I anxiously asked myself. I reason, " I do not have any allergies, asthma or any breathing problems in the past.
By:
Sr. Theresa Ni Ha, CMR
St. Terry's Zoom School
April 2020 - Easter Season
ZOOM - A strange word to me when my principal asked all the teachers to meet her in Zoom! I thought my principal just misspelled the word "ROOM."
By:
Sr. Terry Thuy Au, CMR
Thoughts on St. Therese
October 2019 - Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Every year, it feels like October creaps up on me. I guess it's because most of my life has been on an academic calendar.
By:
Sr. Janine Van Tran, CMR