Catherine's Cafe Vocation Blog

During these COVID-19 days, in our Motherhouse dining room, we are sitting at tables of two so that we can social distance.     One of the results of this is that we are able to have great one-on-one dialogues with our Sister diner.     Today at breakfast I had a notable conversation with another Sister I did not know well.     I asked her what was new in her life.     She responded she had watched the movie “Les Miserables” yesterday.     I inquired what she liked best about the film.     She said – forgiveness.     She recounted that one of the main characters who had injured so many people could not accept the forgiveness offered to him.     Ultimately, he took his own life.       Lately, it seems that the theme of forgiveness is running through so many recent Scripture readings in the liturgy and references to our Constitution.    When referring to Community, our Constitution say...

Sequestered, quarantined, moving our ministries and relationships to digital realities, and keeping a social distance in all that we do has not encumbered the Resurrection of Christ.     Nothing could ever impede God’s unending love.     Nothing ever will.     We see Resurrection in our movement from outside to inside, opening up the opportunity to deepen our relationship with the Risen Christ. We see Resurrection out the window and on our daily walks or bike rides as we witness spring happening everywhere, even with some Easter snow.   We see Resurrection in the indomitable courage and strength of the hospital workers and first responders who are bringing healing and hope.  We see Resurrection in the community spirit that fills balconies and porches every night to applaud these heroes and heroines of goodness. We see Resurrection in the naming of long-term disparities and the sin of racism behind them, which this global crisis ...