2020 – Page 16 – Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Simply, take time…

In this period of lockdown we live time differently. Sisters have shared with us the way in which they are taking advantage of these unsettled times. (This page is likely to change as the days go by!) ***************************** Lockdown: "Stay home" On the 8 p.m. Saturday newscast on March 14, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced that an emergency lockdown would start on Monday the 16th of March for an indeterminate amount of time. Security health measures are to be respected. Starting with Sunday, March 15, religious services…

Short meditations while in lockdown on the feast of the Annunciation.

"HAIL, FULL OF GRACE, THE LORD IS WITH YOU" It is easy for me to hear this greeting meant for Mary, but harder for me, in these times, to receive such a greeting. It is more likely that I am tempted, like the Hebrews who were complaining in the desert, to hurl abuse at the Lord or in the tough words of the Psalm: "Wake Lord! Why are you asleep?" Psalm 44:23 – "Rescue me from disaster." Psalm 35:17. And yet my faith also calls me…

Living in a time of pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has certainly come to disrupt our daily lives big time! As Sr. Anne mentioned in her letter to the congregation, our plans and dreams have been thwarted by a tiny, invisible enemy. The future seems very uncertain and each one is faced with the anxiety of her own vulnerability. No one is perfectly safe. So, for one’s own good and the good of those around us, in solidarity, we take the necessary precautions imposed on us by our local, state, and national governments: WE…

Take the time … to write

Pandemic 2020 We are lost but not lost We wait but can't see We sit we trust Not knowing Knowing no one knows All in the same boat Part of a bigger picture It makes our world smaller Begging to stay alive Not knowing Simply not knowing Collective angst In overwhelming times Cry of the people From the depths And God waits as we wait We all wait together