Reflective Moments with Angela March 2022

By Sister Marietta Wethington My mother, a very wise woman, used to tell me not to make a mountain out of a mole hill. I can do that quite easily. I can exaggerate the smallest thing into something insurmountable. The book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and it’s All Small Stuff contains some practical suggestions…

Reflective Moments with Angela February 2022

By Sister Marietta Wethington During the holidays – long past now – I was watching a special program. In this episode, one character tells another that the hands of God are often found at the end of our own arms. That touched me, and I mused about the hands of God in the person of…

Reflective Moments with Angela January 2022

By Sister Marietta Wethington A short time ago we celebrated the great feast of Christmas. Actually, in our Catholic tradition, it is still Christmas. The season officially ends with the celebration of Epiphany on Jan. 6, the 12th day of Christmas. I once read a striking reflection on Christmas being about giving and forgiving. I…

Reflective Moments with Angela December 2021

By Sister Marietta Wethington Do you like Advent? It is my favorite liturgical season. I like its symbols, rituals and rich vocabulary. Advent comes in December, the darkest month of the year. The word advent means coming. What is coming? Who is coming? The light of the world is coming. Jesus is coming. Why is…

Reflective Moments with Angela November 2021

By Sister Marietta Wethington Do you think November is a special month? I do. Let me tell you why. It opens with a day we call All Saints Day – a day we celebrate those who have gone before us who have led holy lives yet have not been canonized – our parents, grandparents, siblings,…

Reflective Moments with Angela October 2021

By Sister Nancy Liddy Many of the visitors to Maple Mount may be familiar with the statue of Saint Angela Merici in our Mount Saint Joseph Chapel. Once housed in the rotunda of the former motherhouse of the Ursulines of Paola, Kan., the statue has graced our chapel for over 10 years. Although I appreciate…

Reflective Moments with Angela September 2021

By Sister Marietta Wethington As I was pondering about this reflection, a line from Psalm 95 kept going through my head: If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your heart. What is a hardened heart? Do I have one? Pope Francis tells us this passage reminds us of parental tenderness that tells sinners to…

Reflective Moments with Angela for August 2021

By Sister Marietta Wethington Do you find it difficult to slow down, relax and just be? If you do, you are most likely typical of many Americans. Jesus often went away to a deserted place to rest and be with God, the one he called Father. He invited his apostles and disciples to do the…

Reflective Moments with Angela for July 2021

By Sister Marietta Wethington I grew up in a very hospitable home. My parents always welcomed anyone who stopped by. If it happened to be at mealtime, they were invited to eat with us. As I reflect on that, I am reminded that Jesus told us that the Kingdom of God is like a banquet…

Reflective Moments with Angela June 2021

By Sister Marietta Wethington As we turn our calendars from May to June, I muse about what needs turning in my life. Pope Francis reminds us that God created all people in equal dignity and asks us to turn from all that is not healthy and turn to all that will help us create a…