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Does history repeat itself?

August 7, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

On a day between Independence Day and Bastille Day this summer, the Beaufort Gazette and Island Packet ran a crossword puzzle that incorporated a daunting reminder. As the squares filled in, the puzzle’s theme emerged: […]

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We never know our future impact

July 22, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Leah, the unloved wife of the Biblical Jacob, and Ruth, the Moabite widow who followed her mother-in-law to Bethlehem, never had a clue that they would change history. Both numbered among their descendants David, Solomon, […]

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We keep talking to and about Mary

July 7, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Twin young men, juniors at the University of Wisconsin, recently gained attention as American Ninja Warriors. One made it up the zany, curved wall and hit the button. That accomplishment gained considerable notice because of their […]

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Where did Pentecost go?

June 28, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

It seems that the Holy Spirit is the most neglected member of the Blessed Trinity. So it should not surprise us that the third of the big three liturgical events of the year — Christmas, […]

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What we pray — it’s law

June 14, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

It’s an old, old Christian maxim: “Lex orandi, lex credendi.” Literally, this saying means “the law of praying is the law of believing.” The gist of it, as rendered in the 5th century A.D. by […]

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Traveling in the slow lane

May 29, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Frenzy seems to be characteristic of the American way of life. On one level, we rush to clock in at work on time, make it to church before the entrance procession has started, pick up groceries […]

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A hundred reasons to be grateful

May 18, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

A recent radio broadcast directed at single young adults recommended that listeners would do well to list 100 things for which they were grateful. I was driving at the time the challenge was issued, and, […]

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Christians working as one

May 1, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

The first Monday of April saw a remarkable gathering of Christian leaders in zucchettos and stoles, clerical collars and kente cloth, business suits and cross pins, copes and saghavarts (Armenian priestly headgear). The site was […]

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God’s will, my way?

April 20, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

There’s something very American about wanting to do things our way. We want choices, and we want to give input on almost anything that affects us. Unfortunately, that means that we are accustomed to conducting […]

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Shifting our attention outward helps lift our burdens

April 7, 2019 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

The Spring 2019 issue of Duquesne University’s alumni magazine features an article about a visitor to DU’s Palumbo Center. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was there for a discussion on public service this past December. […]

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