O Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia! For He whom Thou didst merit to bear, Alleluia! Has risen as He said, Alleluia! Pray for us to God, Alleluia!
Dear Lord, Teach us to care deeply for one another. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Never underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
God will not be mocked. He is the Designer Infinite. Do not spoil the work of the Holy Spirit within you. Mother Patricia O’Connor, C.D.S. Founding Superior, Friend and Guide
Forgiveness is the strongest bond of friendship, and he whom God has pardoned most is most closely united with Him. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
Fear not, little flock . . . As the lights of earth are put out one by one in the midnight of death, the countenance of heaven makes plainer revelations. “On Death” Frederick William Faber
America the Beautiful O beautiful, for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life. America, America, may God thy gold refine ‘Til all success be nobleness, And every gain divine.
Christ looks to our present dispositions toward receiving the inspirations of grace, not to our past. Quo Vadis? Where are you going? Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
Pray to God that our enemies may become our friends. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
It has been well said that silence is the atmosphere of the highest peaks of the spirit. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, and Guide
Ask yourself, “Before I die . . . How shall I live? If I have not shared, I have not lived, for to share is to live forever. Mother Patricia O’Connor, CDS Founding Superior, Friend, Guide
We must be aware of the peril of stagnation; grace-full aging is part of the journey. So we stand at the crossroads and look at the crises and joys of each season. We become, through Grace, what God has intended for us. The God who calls us from afar is also the Saviour who walks [...]
