Saturday, May 12, 2012
May 12, 2012 by Sarah
One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. Without courage, we can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
— Maya Angelou
Friday, May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 by Sarah
I would rather err on the side of faith than on the side of doubt.
- Robert Schuller
Sisters thank nursing staff during special week
May 10, 2012 by Sarah
As National Nurses Week was wrapping up, the sisters who live at the Nazareth Motherhouse were wrapping up a week of special thank yous. And the biggest token appreciation came this evening (Thursday) when the sisters treated the entire nursing staff to a supper of Subway sandwiches, small gifts and low-key recognition during a party at the Motherhouse.
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Meanwhile, director of nursing Alfreda Maley presented each sister who worked in the health care field as well as the “nurse’s helpers” among the sisters to single cut roses and applause.
The theme of the 2012 Nurses Week was “Advocating. Leading. Caring.” National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, the birth date of Florence Nightingale.
New bishop hosts sisters for Mass & dinner
May 10, 2012 by Sarah
At an annual Mass of appreciation for women religious, Bishop Edward Weisenburger offered his “gratitude and admiration for what you have been and what you will be for the Church.”
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Sisters representing four congregations were invited to the event at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina today (May 10), with the vast majority of them members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, the only community based in the Diocese of Salina.
In his homily, Bishop Weisenburger spoke of those chosen by God, not only those called to be religious men and women and priests but all believers.
“We did not choose him; he chose us,” he stressed.
The problem in today’s culture, he said, is “we are uniquely a people who do not want to be called,” because, he added, answering God’s call means “some kind of commitment.”
“A call from God entails a commitment, and it’s only when we live out that commitment that we experience the joy that he promises,” Bishop Weisenburger said. “When God calls, when God chooses, our response demands a life and a lifetime, not just religious and priests, but for all who hear.”
To the sisters, “those who have answered,” he urged them to continue to live out that commitment “and to live out the joy you have received.”
The event came just a little over a week after Bishop Weisenburger was the focus of the huge ordination ceremony at the cathedral May 1. For many of the sisters attending today’s dinner, this was their first opportunity to meet him.
About 30 Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia attended the Mass and dinner.
— Special thanks to Doug Weller, editor of the Salina Diocese Register, for the story and photos
Thursday, May 10, 2012
May 10, 2012 by Sarah
Without faith we can do nothing; with it all things are possible.
- Sir William Osler
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
May 9, 2012 by Sarah
You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts.
- Brian Tracy
Question of the Day
May 8, 2012 by Sarah
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
May 8, 2012 by Sarah
There are some days when I think I am going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
- Salvador Dali
Monday, May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012 by Sarah
The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other.
~Arthur Rubenstein
Question of the Day
May 6, 2012 by Sarah
