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First Steps Into Lent
2024-02-16 21:44
Exhibit A: Starfleet LogoExhibit B: Bold Cross Do the ashes count if they form less of a cross and more of...a Starfleet logo (as in Star Trek)? Well, it (Exhibit A) will h… Read More
I'm Back!!!
2024-02-12 19:12
It's kind of crazy, but I haven't posted a thing since my book came out: just when I should be going crazy with promotions of every kind! It's not that I haven't been promoting my book, it's… Read More
Did Amazon Cancel Your Order, Too?
2023-11-06 18:21
My sister's notification. Did you get one? Better check your orders!Last week, the day after my birthday, my sister got a nasty surprise from Amazon: the behomoth had cancelled her pre… Read More
Coming Your Way?
2023-10-24 17:01
The Daughters of St. Paul choir is officially going back on tour this Christmas! Granted, it's a decidedly shorter tour (only 5 concerts in 4 cities, and not a coast-to-coast marathon), but… Read More
My Big Book News!
2023-07-28 09:30
The time has come! My Sacred Heart book, a Eucharistic devotional for the Nine First Fridays, has gone to the printer! But wait, there's more! Pre-orders are now up and running! Co… Read More
Easter Morning
2023-04-09 11:00
To the Sun who was before the sun and yet had set in a tomb,myrrh-bearing maidens hastened towards dawn,seeking him as the day, and they cried to one another:“Friends, come, let us ano… Read More
Holy Saturday
2023-04-08 09:30
Christ to his Mother, in the chanted homily On the Lament of the Mother of God, by Romanos the Melodian (6th century):Should I not suffer? Not die? How then shall I save Adam?Should I not dw… Read More
Good Friday With Mary
2023-04-07 11:00
Virgin of the CrucifixionMuseu Nacional d'Art de CatalunyaIn his homiletic reflection on Mary's experience of Good Friday, St. Romanos the Melodian (a 6th century deacon) imagines Mary witne… Read More
Meeting Jesus At Jacob's Well
2023-03-12 14:30
The producers of the video series The Chosen did a lovely job of imagining Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. Over 1,000 years earlier, a sung homily by St. Roma… Read More
2023-03-03 14:30
🔥 ❤ "If all our joy is that His will be done, then we will necessarily feel pain, at least on this earth, when His will is not done. We will necessarily suffer interiorly… Read More
What Ash Wednesday Is—and Isn't
2023-02-20 15:00
We don't often have Mass in the convent chapel just with the sisters. I mean, there is a weekly Mass here, but it is at noon on Fridays, so a regular contingent of devotees shows up for that… Read More
2023-02-17 14:00
God willing, I will have a book announcement coming. Not sure when. The disruptions introduced by the pandemic have hit this project hard, hard, hard, giving me an awful lot of offer up. Whi… Read More
2023-01-07 16:26
I have gotten a few cryptic (and ingenious) messages lately from someone who desires to convert to Christianity. Obviously, he/she is not in a position to do so openly, and in communicating… Read More
Come To Bethlehem! (Sign Up For Free!)
2022-10-31 19:59
I mentioned that our concert program this year will be drastically reduced; the only venues we could schedule in are Boston and Charleston. But we still want the Word of God to reach people… Read More
Now Reporting From New Orleans!
2022-10-27 19:46
So much has happened in the past several months: Let me start with what is the most dramatic for me, my transfer from Boston, where I have been for the past eight years, to our community in… Read More
Chicago, Here I Come!
2022-08-17 14:47
A few months ago I mentioned the consolidation of several of our Pauline locations in the US, downtown Chicago being one that will be closing before year's end. That time is fast approaching… Read More
A Catholic Thought For Earth Day
2022-04-22 15:00
There's nothing new or New Agey in the Catholic tendency to see all creation as a kind of Temple: a house built by God and for God; a dwelling-place where God "rests the soles of his feet" (… Read More
#MediaNuns Are #OntheMove
2022-04-21 14:10
If you subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on social media, you already know: The Daughters of St Paul of the US and English-speaking Canada province are on the move. This means that so… Read More
Venerable Father Antonini Video (fixed!)
2022-04-20 14:09
I don't know what happened to the code on yesterday's post that the video didn't go through, but I fixed it this morning, so here is another opportunity to learn about Venerable Bernardo Ant… Read More
An Intercessor For Russia And Ukraine?
2022-04-19 20:41
The news from Russia and Ukraine is so worrisome, especially with hints from both sides that churches are likely to be bombed during Easter services (which, for the Orthodox, will be this we… Read More
Consecration Of Russia And Ukraine To Mary
2022-03-21 06:20
On March 15, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25, during a celebration o… Read More
Meat Friday
2022-03-20 06:47
Friday, March 25, is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Solemnities are the feast-day equivalent of Sunday; when they fall on a Sunday in Ordinary Time, the usual prayers and rea… Read More
Lenten Evening: The Cross And Joy
2022-03-15 23:15
As the first event in my community's collaboration with the La Salette Retreat Center (Attleboro, MA) , I will be offering an online Lenten evening reflection this Saturday on "The Cross and… Read More
Fish On Friday?
2022-03-07 19:41
Image by DanaTentis (Pixabay)Every year when fasting and abstinence from meat become the communal penance you are sure to hear remarks about delicious seafood and how this is not much of a p… Read More
Lent Is Coming!
2022-02-18 22:22
I came out of hibernation to issue this alert: Lent is coming! That's right, back home in New Orleans, it is full-on Mardi Gras season, so Ash Wednesday is less than two weeks away.Which lea… Read More
Nunblogger Is Taking A Break (for Now)
2021-12-27 15:05
Me with the Good Book during our virtual concert.  It has been wonderful sharing the daily Word of God with you! Already I am getting the holy cards out to the first responders who… Read More
You've Read The Bible! Now What?
2021-12-26 07:30
Don't forget send your complete mailing address to  thenunblogger   (@  gmail)  to get your "official" holy card of the Pauline Year of the Bible for having read the Bibl… Read More
Finish Reading The Bible With Me!
2021-12-25 07:30
Today we complete our year-long project of reading the Bible from cover to cover! But first, let us pray: Lord Jesus, you have come!You have come to us through nature to reveal the Fath… Read More
In Case You Missed It
2021-12-14 07:41
Our Christmas concert premiere Sunday night was well attended, with about 1600 people tuning in from all around the world. (Considering that The Chosen was streaming their Christmas program… Read More
This Is The Night!
2021-12-12 07:40
Use this image for sharing on social media/emailTODAY!8:00 pm Eastern Time (7 Central, 5 Pacific)On the Daughters of St Paul YouTube channel, streaming worldwide and with the siste… Read More
Don't Miss Tomorrow's Concert!
2021-12-11 07:40
Sister Fay can't wait to sing for you!Everything is in place for the God Is with Us Virtual Christmas Concert streaming tomorrow night  (Boston time). I hope you will there, too!De… Read More
Two Weeks 'til The Concert!
2021-11-28 07:40
Use this image for sharing on social media/emailI know it's only the First Sunday of Advent (too early to even mention Christmas!) but the Christmas music has been on the radio and in the st… Read More
It's (almost) Concert Time!
2021-11-19 07:40
Use this for sharing on social media/emailDuring the past several weeks, the singers among us (including yours truly) have been preparing for the 2021 Virtual Christmas Concert. We'd much ra… Read More
Rest In Peace, Sister Mary Mark
2021-09-08 20:37
 “The intensity, exuberance and effervescence of the early years of profession have long passed, but they have been replaced by a deep-seated joy and certainty that I am where God… Read More
Crowning Glory
2021-08-22 15:30
This Octave day of the Assumption "crowns" last week's feast with the completion of Mary's glory, the feast of the Queenship of Mary (Sunday takes precedence, however).  We are so used… Read More
Glory On The Mountain
2021-08-06 14:40
Before he began his public ministry, Jesus dismissed Satan's initial temptation with a simple quote from the book of Deuteronomy, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word t… Read More
2021-08-04 13:37
I will be starting my annual retreat on August 8, so send me your prayer intentions by Saturday evening. If you get these posts by email, all you have to do is reply to the email and I… Read More
Read The Bible With Me
2021-08-04 06:30
Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'm reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. But first, let us pray:  Everlasting Father,A… Read More
My First Juneteenth
2021-06-18 22:06
I only learned last year about how, after the Emancipation Proclamation, it took two and a half years until notice was given in Texas that henceforth wages were to be paid for all work… Read More
Sacred Heart Prayer For Religious Vocations
2021-06-11 14:52
On this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I invite you to "pray the Lord of the harvest to send good laborers into his harvest":Jesus, Divine Master, I thank and bless your most holy H… Read More
Rest In Peace, Sister Karen Joseph
2021-05-30 19:57
Sister Karen Joseph (rear) and Sister Mary Timothy during theirassignment together in Honolulu.Note the bird!Last Tuesday afternoon, the Lord called our Sister Karen Joseph home. She wa… Read More
Rest In Peace, Sister Mary Timothy
2021-05-24 14:25
Late Saturday night one of the first Daughters of St Paul I ever met left this life. Sister Mary Timothy was ninety. At her bedside was her younger sister, Sister Mary Agnes. For the past si… Read More
Read The Bible With Me! (Saturday May 22)
2021-05-22 23:09
Subscribers will know that I am still working on the details of daily delivery. I think we are really close. Thanks for your patience, and Blessed Pentecost!!!!But first, let us pray: … Read More
2021-05-20 21:01
I am activating the service that I hope will suffice for the future. If it works, you will receive two emails from NunBlog today or tomorrow ...but then I will cancel the old service forever… Read More
Working Out The Bugs
2021-05-19 14:00
I am switching to a new (free!) service for NunBlog subscribers. Yesterday's attempt did not work, so here I go again!Please bear with me! Read More
Technical Difficulties (maybe?)
2021-05-19 06:34
If you get two identical Bible messages from me today in your email, it's not because I've totally lost track of things. (Not this time, at any rate!) The (free) subscription service I have… Read More
2021-05-03 20:16
If you follow mainstream Catholic social media, you already know that Pope Francis has not only added new titles to the Litany of St Joseph (just days before our new St Joseph prayerbook hit… Read More
2021-05-03 19:17
I just got back from two weeks in New Orleans (yay, family time!) but this time with a new computer to set up on top of all the usual "back to work" things. And (of course) other things… Read More
Francesco: Streaming Now
2021-04-01 15:06
Juan Carlos Cruz meets Pope FrancisCourtesy Francesco Docet ProductionEven though I'm a “media nun,” I'm not a big movie person. (It's a sensory overload thing.) Still, I follow… Read More
2021-03-31 06:30
Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'm reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. But first, let us pray: My God, I adore and t… Read More
Flannery At 96: The Analyst We Need?
2021-03-25 15:14
60 years ago, one could be forgiven for thinking that Flannery O'Connor's fiction, with its macabre surrealism, was the literary equivalent of Salvador Dalí's art. Now her stories, th… Read More
Illumination Of Consciences?
2021-03-22 16:31
 “No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account” (Heb 4:13). A relatively new aspect of ch… Read More
Three Days Of Darkness?
2021-03-16 20:45
One afternoon about thirty years ago I got a call from my mom. She had been talking to some of the ladies at Church, the really holy ones (that was Mom’s way of speaking about someone… Read More
Read The Bible
2021-02-25 07:30
Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'm reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. But first, let us pray: My God, I adore and t… Read More
The Covid-19 Vaccine Comes To The Convent
2021-02-09 00:14
Soon our community will be getting a first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19. Massachusetts has opened access to persons over age 75 and those in "congregate housing" which puts us (with… Read More
2021-01-18 22:28
 This is long. I am concerned about how poorly sound bites and slogans have served us in recent years.Wednesday is a big day for the United States, as January 20 is every four years. It… Read More
2021-01-04 16:20
Don't let the Christmas trees by the side of the road deceive you! We are still in the Christmas season, and will be until next Sunday's Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Indeed, if you foll… Read More
A New Recipe For The New Year
2021-01-01 15:30
This fall (I think) I was interviewed on an online “good news” type show, mostly directed to and about small business owners. Last month the show's co-host made arrangements with… Read More
Happy New Year!
2020-12-31 14:18
Few people will be sad to see the end of 2020. Rather than "Auld Lang Syne," we might want to sing something along the lines of "So Long, Farewell." In a minor key.Our connections, like your… Read More
What's Your Creche Story?
2020-12-28 16:14
Last year Pope Francis issued a short document (an "Apostolic Letter") on the humble Christmas creche, the little (or big!) Nativity scenes that appear under so many Christmas trees, or on s… Read More
2020-12-14 15:12
You may have been among the alert readers who noticed that the Psalms posted for Sunday were repeats of the previous Sunday's. My bad! So...this past Sunday we should have read Psalms 5 and… Read More
2020-12-08 18:32
We woke up to a surprise this morning: the Holy Father has announced that from today (December 8, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception) until December 8, 2021 the Church is celebrating a Y… Read More
Read The Bible With Me!
2020-11-30 10:00
Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'm reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. But first, let us pray: I praise you, my God… Read More
Read The Bible With Me! Day 1
2020-11-29 16:05
Welcome to the Pauline Family's "Year of the Bible"! I'll be reading the Bible clear through this year, and I invite you to read along with me. It's always a good idea to pray before re… Read More
Our Concert Is Coming!
2020-11-27 16:22
🌟🎄We're less than a week away from SHOWTIME!🎄🌟Ordinarily, of course, the choir would all be assembled in the motherhouse by now, focusing on the final prepara… Read More
2020-11-07 22:30
As I write this, we have the first solid indications of a conclusion to an election year that has been ... interesting.One of the especially interesting features to me was how many times dur… Read More
This Year's Concert: You Can Come!
2020-11-02 14:18
We can't go on the road this year, but wherever you are, you can still come to the Daughters of St Paul annual Christmas Concert, suitably themed "Home for Christmas." I'll be in one of… Read More
Francesco: What Just Happened?
2020-10-30 18:37
Fasten your seat belts. This is a really long post. I've had to take all week to work on it because the subject merited research and reflection. This is also being included in my community's… Read More
2020-10-08 13:46
So there are just hours left, and this is the first you are hearing from me (on this channel, at any rate) about an amazing project that the sisters have been working on over a ten-year span… Read More
On The Air!
2020-09-03 13:31
Last week I was on Ave Maria Radio, talking about the Sister Thea Bowman album, Songs of My People. The show included lots of songs from the album, along with some background about the recor… Read More
Talking About Sister Thea
2020-08-25 14:50
Last week I was interviewed for Ave Maria Radio's music program, "Notes from Above." Deacon Tom and Sister Sarah played some of the very best of Sister Thea Bowman's spirituals from "Songs o… Read More
Praying For The Bad Shepherds
2020-08-19 14:41
Today's first reading for Mass is a heavy-hitter from the prophet Ezekiel. It starts out: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been pasturing themselves! (You have to read… Read More
Mary Magdalene And The Two Questions
2020-07-22 13:02
There she was, at the tomb before sunrise. The tomb already empty, angels blathering about the living  one among the dead and asking (can you imagine, at a gravesite?) why she was weepi… Read More
Sister Thea: The Voice We Need Right Now
2020-07-18 13:04
From the photo shoot for the1998 album cover. "She's a saint. I hope you realize that," the visiting archbishop said as he left our convent. It was 1988, and he had come for a private v… Read More
2020-07-08 21:10
Earlier this week a few of the sisters were chatting at breakfast about the work of a neuroscientist I had read about. He is working on an optical prosthesis: a kind of tiny camera and proje… Read More
Corpus Christi: Present To The Presence
2020-06-12 11:30
In honor of this Sunday's Solemnity of Corpus Christi, I thought I would share with you a few stories:I'll start with a personal experience from a mission trip in the Virgin Islands back in… Read More
God's Plan For Politics
2020-05-22 14:10
All this fussing about masks and rights and policies and the jabs of politicians on either side trying to score points with their most radical believers. It makes me want to self-isolate.A f… Read More
Quarantine Question Box
2020-04-29 20:36
These days of imposed isolation have gotten a lot of people thinking about their faith, and that has led to many interesting questions coming our way. I thought I would share some of those q… Read More
In Peace, Sister M Guadalupe
2020-04-25 21:03
The strawberries were the worst. That's what she told me that evening when I went to the massage chair in the infirmary living room in hope of some relief from a backache. Sister Mary G… Read More
A Letter From Our Provincial Superior
2020-04-20 15:10
You might remember that last summer, in the time-before-time when there was yet no novel coronavirus upon the earth, a small group of American Daughters of St Paul went to Italy, heedlessly… Read More

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