"Jesus is not here - He is Risen!"
(Luke 24:5)
Ah, but he is here: he is all around us, in our midst, inside us, indwelling us, filling us with Easter Joy. This is the Good News
of Gospel Love. This is why we cannot stop ourselves from shouting: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
We are free at last. There is no more death! Jesus has won over death. There is ONLY life, which is new and is ours forever.
Isn't this what Resurrection means? --moving into a new form of existence, being con-formed into Christ? --transformed with Jesus into the "Risen-One"?
We are made in God's image and Jesus has perfectly manifested this God to us that we may glimpse what we look like and who we are: sister, brother to Jesus, to one another
and all creation. We are, in Jesus, sons and daughters of God.
Unlike Jesus, however, we find ourselves at war within. Conflicting thoughts and desires plague our minds and disturb our hearts. With St. Paul,
we find ourselves doing what we ought not to do, and not doing what we KNOW we ought.
Yet, daily, God offers us opportunity after opportunity to rise from the false self and to live from the risen life, which indwells in us. This risen life empowers
us to surrender our false need to be first, important, recognized, affirmed and applauded. We are then able to drop our defenses - our anger, unforgiveness, jealousy, pettiness, and self-centeredness, to embrace
the world in love.
Gratefully, we recognize that the grace of the Easter event empowers us to mirror the Christ - to be the Christ! The Spirit of the Risen One opens our hearts and transforms our whole being, enabling us to embrace this world in love from the inside out.
-Sr. Susan Buckley, OSF
Lord, make me...
Your work of art.
Reflecting you
In light and dark.
By your word...
So vibrant, living
Love into me
A life of giving
Walk beside me...
Daily sharing
All the father's
Loving and caring
Through all suffering...
Pain - victorious
On to Resurrection
Glorious.
Be my strength...
In each "yes" to you
Amen! Amen!
And Alleluia!
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Facts about Easter...
Easter is always the first Sunday after
the first full moon after the spring equinox, which is March 20th. This is based on the lunar calendar the Hebrew people
used to identify Passover. For this reason, it moves around on our Roman calendar. The next time Easter will be this early will be in the year 2228. The last time it was this early was 1913. (source unknown)
Come See What Love Can Grow!At Canticle Farm, our mission flows from love of God, love of Creation, love of the Earth and love of all people. Canticle Farm has a commitment to connect to all peoples, to practice earth-friendly habits, and to come to a realization of a creation-centered spirituality.
Canticle Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm,
using organic farming methods. We have just completed our
seventh season. During the 2007 season, 135 summer full-share equivalents were sold and approximately
22 percent was donated to ten local agencies. These donations are provided through grants as well as individual donations.
We are now in the process of building a greenhouse on the property which will extend the growing season even longer. Read more about Canticle Farm
Allegany Art's new CD, "Illustrations and Designs by Franciscan Sisters of Allegany," is perfect for use in prayer services, cards, and church bulletins. Need a nice design to decorate a greeting card? Whatever the occasion, this CD has the perfect design for your use, and it is only $10 (plus postage.
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Are you being called to Religious Life?
Join us for a Discernment Retreat! We can help you find out. Upcoming retreats are April 11-13 Tampa, Fla. and May 10 in Ft. Myers, Fla. Please contact our Vocation Director, Sr. Mary McNally at fsavoc@aol.com. For more vocation information, click on "Become a Sister" above. Check our schedule.
The Dwelling Place - A Refuge for Women
Thirty years ago, The Dwelling Place opened its doors to homeless women in New York City. With the hope of providing a place to sleep, eat, take a shower or just relax from the harshness of the streets, women were seeking help quickly. Most of these women were chronically homeless or women recently discharged from state hospitals. The 80's brought a new wave of women made poor by taking away their hous-ing. Gentrification was a practice whereby neighborhoods were upscaling at an alarming rate, causing people to be-come displaced and without the security of their own home. Read more about The Dwelling Place
Visiting Sr. Kathie in Hebronby Ellen Nash, Associate
In January 2008, I visited Sr. Kathie Uhler, OSF, who is working with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Hebron. As we approached the city, there were many roadblocks, dead-end streets, and soldiers with rifles. We passed though enclosed alleyways and shops that date back 400-600 years. While we sat around an electric heater, Sr. Kathie and Janet served us tea and cookies and we got into an enlightening conversation about the Israeli/Palestinian situation. We were taken to the roof of their three story apartment to view the expansive city and the tomb of Abraham in the distance. It is obvious that this is a volatile and sad situation. This magnificent Holy Land, with thousands of years of history and religious strife, seems unable to take to heart God's message of love and reconciliation. In my own heart, I could feel our Lord saying to us all: Love one another, as I have loved you. In your prayers, please remember Sr. Kathie, her Christian Peacemaker Team friends, and all courageous people in this world, who are God's light in the darkness to those suffer-ing injustice. They are a voice, a peaceful presence to those in need, and a vision of hope, love and peace in this broken world. Read more about Sr.Kathie's ministry
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