3 Ideas to Change the Way You Look at Lent

3 Ideas to Change the Way You Look at Lent

Ask some Dominican Sisters of Hope what they’re giving up for Lent, and you might be surprised at their answers. Lent is traditionally a time of fasting, almsgiving, and penance; but it’s easy to lose the true meaning of these when we focus our attention on display or...
Let Your Ashes Be a Reminder to You

Let Your Ashes Be a Reminder to You

Today, we bear ashes on our foreheads, given with the whisper, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” On Ash Wednesday, the message of ashes is more pertinent than ever. Ashes are more than an Ash-Wednesday sign of our Christianity and our belief in...

One Sister’s Prayer through Poetry

Dominican Sister of Hope Connie Kelly, OP is a published poet who’s written over 250 poems and is currently working on publishing an anthology. Today, Sister Connie shares with us the history behind her creative genius, the inspiration behind her writing, and one of...
Ashes, a Reflection by Sister Debbie Blow

Ashes, a Reflection by Sister Debbie Blow

Flickr: Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. Our palms from last Sunday are now behind us, a foreshadowing of the whisper we will hear once again next year, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” However, during Holy Week, the message of ashes is more pertinent...
Lent: Serving from the Periphery

Lent: Serving from the Periphery

After the public display of Ash Wednesday, God moves among us unnoticed in everyday life. During this first week of Lent, we are reminded God takes up residence in the lives of the unassuming ones. And, as always, God visits them at unexpected times. The messenger of...